what is the nearest U.S. territory to China by sea and how far is it how long to sail there?

Answer 1

Guam, is a U.S. territory. It has a population of approximately 171,000. The capital is Agana. It is the largest of the Mariana Islands. It is 212 square miles.

It is the closest I see and it is approximately 1,917 statute miles and 1,666 nautical miles southeast of Shanghai, China.

Try this link to find distances between different places:

http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm

To find out more about Guam go here:

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/gq.html

To see Map of East Asia and Oceania (includes Agana, Guam and Shanghai, China) click here:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/easia_oceania_92.jpg

Answer 2

My answer would be the Aleutian islands. Though I don't know how far from China.

I do know that the Japanese managed to fly some bombers there during WWII so I don't think it could be more than 1500 miles.