Exclusive economic zone of the United States

The United States has the world's second-largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The total size is 11,351,000 km2 (4,383,000 sq mi)2.[1] Areas of its EEZ are located in three oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Most notable areas are Alaska, Hawaii, the East Coast, West Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States.

Geography

The EEZ borders with Russia to the north west, Canada to the north, Cuba, Bahamas, Mexico to the south, Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla to the south east and Samoa, Niue to the south west. The unincorporated territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands are included.

The EEZ (including territorial sea) areas of the territories of the U.S. (in decreasing size)[2]
Territory EEZ area (km2) EEZ area (sq mi) Notes
 Alaska 3,770,0211,455,613 A non-contiguous state in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.
 Hawaii – Northwestern Islands 1,579,538609,863 Including Midway Atoll, these islands form the Leeward Islands of the Hawaiian island chain.
U.S. East Coast 915,763353,578 The mainland coastal states of the Eastern United States.
 Hawaii – Southeastern Islands 895,346345,695 These islands form the Windward Islands of the Hawaiian island chain.
U.S. West Coast 825,549318,746 The mainland coastal states of the Western United States.
 Northern Mariana Islands 749,268289,294 An organized unincorporated Commonwealth of the United States.
U.S. Gulf Coast 707,832273,295 The mainland coastal states of the Southern United States.
Johnston Atoll 442,635170,902 A National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
Howland and Baker Islands 434,921167,924 Including  Howland Island and  Baker Island, both territories are National Wildlife Refuges in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
 Wake Island 407,241157,237 A National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
 American Samoa 404,391156,136 The only inhabited unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States.
Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef 352,300136,000 Both territories are National Wildlife Refuges in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
 Jarvis Island 316,665122,265 A National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
 Guam 221,50485,523 An organized unincorporated territory of the United States.
 Puerto Rico 177,68568,605 An organized unincorporated Commonwealth of the United States.
 U.S. Virgin Islands 33,74413,029 An organized unincorporated territory of the United States.
 Navassa Island N/A[note 1] N/A[note 1] A National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
Total 11,351,000 4,383,000

Disputes

Canada

A wedge-shaped section of the Beaufort Sea is disputed between Canada and the United States, because the area reportedly contains substantial oil reserves.[6]

See also

References
  1. The source does not provide any data for Navassa Island[3][4] even though the U.S. government did claim an EEZ area for this disputed territory.[5]
  1. "UKNDA DISCUSSION PAPER" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Seaaroundus.org. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  3. EEZ area of Haiti
  4. EEZ area of Jamaica
  5. MARITIME CLAIMS – Navassa Island
  6. "Transnational Issues CIA World Fact Book". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
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