United States Minor Outlying Islands

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Overview

United States Minor Outlying Islands is a country or area in North America. It covers about 34 km² (13 sq mi), the 239th largest of the 250 countries and areas in our atlas.

United States Minor Outlying Islands has no land borders: it is surrounded by water. The highest point is Dunning Hill at 76 m (249 ft).

The official language is English. Clocks run on UTC-11:00, UTC+12:00.

Where is United States Minor Outlying Islands?

Highlighted shape and city dots (green = major cities). Map data: Natural Earth (public domain); shapes are simplified and do not represent any position on boundaries.

Climate

United States Minor Outlying Islands has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 25°C (76°F). Around 635 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Fun geography facts

• United States Minor Outlying Islands is the 239th largest country or area by land and water area in our atlas.
• It spans 2 different UTC offsets.
• Its centre lies in the tropics, at about 19° N.
• United States Minor Outlying Islands gets about 635 mm of precipitation a year (hot semi-arid climate).

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