US Minor Outlying Islands

The US Minor Outlying Islands are a chain of islands that are US overseas territories. As such, it is counted as the US for country streak purposes.

The guide will be somewhat skewed towards the Midway Atoll, as that is the only island with pinpointable coverage.

NOTE: The easiest way to locate the Midway Atoll on the map is to zoom in slightly to the west of the North Pacific Ocean map label.

The coverage on the Midway Atoll was made with a Generation 2 camera.

One of the most distinct features of the Midway atoll is the presence of multiple albatrosses on almost every single location.

A large part of the coverage on the Midway Atoll was taken on two runways, which are the only areas where it can be difficult to spot the albatrosses.

The islands other than the Midway Atoll can generally be characterised by three things. Firstly, the Generation 3 trekker coverage. Secondly, the low, bushy vegetation, and thirdly, the presence of numerous birds.

A nicely paved runway can be seen going west to east on the southern side of the Midway Atoll.

A poorly paved runway can be seen going north to south on the Midway Atoll. The pavement gets increasingly poor to the north.

On the eastern side of the Midway Atoll, you can find a small village.

Southeast Island is arguably the least distinctive island in the chain. It has a small lake near the centre, and a large amount of birds in the sky.

Lisianski Island only has coverage right by the shore and can typically be recognised by the large bushes going around the entire island.

Laysan Island is the only island in the chain where the coverage has almost no clouds.

The French Frigate Shoals is a fairly long and thin island with a shabby-looking runway. The island has by far the largest number of birds out of all islands in the chain.

East Island is the smallest island in the chain. There is barely any vegetation and you can see the ocean in all directions.

The western corner of the Midway Atoll runway is arguably the most common location on the official Geoguessr world map and may thus be worth remembering, particularly for a newer player.

Eastern Island, situated right next to the Midway Atoll, has two small areas of low-quality tripod coverage. It does not have any other official coverage.