Editing Palmyra Atoll (section)

=== Incorporated in the United States ===
In [[Insular Cases|''The Insular Cases'']], the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] held [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|incorporated territories]] to be integral parts of the United States, as opposed to mere possessions. The incorporated Palmyra Atoll is the [[List of countries by southernmost point|southernmost point]] of the incorporated United States, with its southernmost shore at 5°52'15" N [[latitude]]. U.S.-controlled territories such as [[American Samoa]] (and the southernmost place, [[Rose Atoll]]) are farther south, but they are not incorporated territories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/MNM/mnm_roseatoll.html |title=Rose Atoll Marine National Monument |website=Noaa.gov |access-date=30 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117183245/http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/MNM/mnm_roseatoll.html |archive-date=2018-01-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/American-Samoa |contribution=American Samoa |access-date= 30 January 2018|title=American Samoa &#124; Culture, History, & People }}</ref>