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On the recordApril 24, 2013
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the only U.S. jurisdiction that does not have ownership of the submerged lands three miles off its shores.
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Gregorio Sablan
Democratic · Northern Mariana Islands

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Sablan highlights the lack of submerged land ownership for the Northern Mariana Islands.

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