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Rose Atoll, sometimes called '''Rose Island''', is an oceanic Atoll within the U.S. Territory of American Samoa . It is an uninhabited wildlife refuge. It is the Southermost Point In The United States . The first documented sighting by a Westerner was by Louis De Freycinet in 1819 . Soon afterwards, in 1824 , it was seen by the expedition under Otto Von Kotzebue , who named it ''Kordinkov'' after his First Lieutenant. The Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge that lies on the two outstanding islands of the Atoll is managed cooperatively between the U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service and the government of American Samoa . {Link without Title} |
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