Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Navassa_Island
|
| gptkbp:applies_to |
uninhabited islands
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:economic_exploitation
gptkb:Monarch gptkb:Protected_area gptkb:battle gptkb:trade_routes gptkb:treaty gptkb:legal_case marine ecosystems biodiversity conservation efforts natural resources public policy environmental impact resource management climate change impacts environmental regulations habitat preservation sustainability issues territorial claims species protection environmental activism island territories geopolitical strategy island ecology U. S. military strategy U. S. territorial expansion sovereignty disputes economic interests in the 19th century guano as a fertilizer |
| gptkbp:consequences |
U. S. sovereignty over claimed islands
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1856
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
|
| gptkbp:focus_area |
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
19th century expansionism
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U. S. Guano Islands Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
U. S. foreign policy
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
American imperialism
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
Mineral Lands Leasing Act
Territorial Sea Act |
| gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:Jarvis_Island
gptkb:Baker_Island gptkb:island gptkb:Wake_Island gptkb:Palmyra_Atoll gptkb:Howland_Island |
| gptkbp:precedent |
established rights to unclaimed territories
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to authorize the U. S. to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
guano mining
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| gptkbp:repealed_by |
Guano Islands Act Repeal Act
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| gptkbp:significance |
established U. S. claims to various islands
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| gptkbp:status |
still in effect
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