What the records say
- When
- Apr 1898 – Dec 1898
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 13.44° N, 144.79° E
- Region
- 5
- Claim resolution
- 13
- Claim violence
- 1
- Significance
- 5
- Significance index
- 2
- Significance state1
- 2
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Guam
U.S. territory in Micronesia
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States, reckoned from the geographic center of the U.S. In Oceania, Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and the largest island in Micronesia.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation