Which U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean is the southernmost on the wall map?
Social Studies · High School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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The U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean that is the southernmost point on a standard wall map is American Samoa.
- American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa. It consists of a group of islands; the largest and most populous is Tutuila.
- The country lies south of the equator, and it would typically appear towards the bottom of a world map. The fact that it's an unincorporated territory means that it is controlled by the U.S. government but lacks the full rights of a U.S. state.
- In terms of geography, the islands of American Samoa are part of the larger island group of Samoa, which is located east of the international date line while the independent state of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) is located west of the line.