diff --git a/client/cypress/e2e/map.spec.js b/client/cypress/e2e/map.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1d5067a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/cypress/e2e/map.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// / <reference types="Cypress" />
+
+describe('Tests for the Explore the Map page', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.viewport('macbook-13');
+    cy.visit('http://localhost:8000/en/cejst');
+  });
+
+  // The below values all assume a 13-inch MB as set in viewport above.
+  // Values will be different for different screens
+  const tests = {
+    'Lower 48': '3.83/38.07/-95.87',
+    'Alaska': '3.36/63.28/-140.24',
+    'Hawaii': '5.94/20.574/-161.438',
+    'Puerto Rico': '8.24/18.2/-66.583',
+  };
+
+  for (const [territory, zxy] of Object.entries(tests)) {
+    it(`Can zoom to ${territory} `, () => {
+      cy.get(`[aria-label="Zoom to ${territory}"]`).click();
+      cy.url().should('include', zxy);
+    });
+  };
+});
+
diff --git a/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss b/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss
index e423ba90..85ea6dd3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss
+++ b/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss
@@ -12,3 +12,32 @@ $sidebar-color: #ffffff;
   overflow-y: scroll;
   pointer-events: all !important;
 }
+
+.territoryFocusButton {
+  width: 40px;
+  height: 40px;
+  border-width: 1px 2px;
+  border-color: #000000;
+  border-style: solid;
+  background-color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.territoryFocusContainer {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  line-height: 40px;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 20px;
+  top: 300px;
+  z-index: 10;
+}
+
+.territoryFocusButton:first-child {
+  border-top-width: 2px;
+}
+
+.territoryFocusButton:last-child {
+  border-bottom-width: 2px;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss.d.ts b/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss.d.ts
index ec1e79e0..0390637c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss.d.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/J40Map.module.scss.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ declare namespace J40MapModuleScssNamespace {
   export interface IJ40MapModuleScss {
     mapContainer: string;
     j40Popup: string;
+    territoryFocusButton: string;
+    territoryFocusContainer: string;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/J40Map.tsx b/client/src/components/J40Map.tsx
index 219bb62d..fc36d979 100644
--- a/client/src/components/J40Map.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/J40Map.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import maplibregl, {LngLatBoundsLike,
   PopupOptions,
   Popup,
   LngLatLike} from 'maplibre-gl';
-import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css';
 import mapStyle from '../data/mapStyle';
 import ZoomWarning from './zoomWarning';
 import PopupContent from './popupContent';
 import * as constants from '../data/constants';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css';
 import * as styles from './J40Map.module.scss';
 
 declare global {
@@ -24,13 +24,10 @@ type ClickEvent = maplibregl.MapMouseEvent & maplibregl.EventData;
 
 const J40Map = () => {
   const mapContainer = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const map = useRef<Map>() as React.MutableRefObject<Map>;
+  const mapRef = useRef<Map>() as React.MutableRefObject<Map>;
   const [zoom, setZoom] = useState(constants.GLOBAL_MIN_ZOOM);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Only initialize once
-    if (map.current && mapContainer.current) return;
-
     const initialMap = new Map({
       container: mapContainer.current!,
       style: mapStyle,
@@ -56,8 +53,8 @@ const J40Map = () => {
 
     initialMap.on('click', handleClick);
     initialMap.addControl(new NavigationControl({showCompass: false}), 'top-left');
-    map.current = initialMap;
-  });
+    mapRef.current = initialMap;
+  }, []);
 
   const handleClick = (e: ClickEvent) => {
     const map = e.target;
@@ -82,20 +79,78 @@ const J40Map = () => {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!map.current) return; // wait for map to initialize
-    map.current.on('move', () => {
-      setZoom(map.current.getZoom());
+    mapRef.current.on('move', () => {
+      setZoom(mapRef.current.getZoom());
     });
-    map.current.on('mouseenter', 'score', () => {
-      map.current.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
+    mapRef.current.on('mouseenter', 'score', () => {
+      mapRef.current.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
     });
-    map.current.on('mouseleave', 'score', () => {
-      map.current.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
+    mapRef.current.on('mouseleave', 'score', () => {
+      mapRef.current.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
     });
-  });
+  }, [mapRef]);
+
+  const goToPlace = (bounds:number[][]) => {
+    mapRef.current.fitBounds(bounds as LngLatBoundsLike);
+  };
+
+  const onClickTerritoryFocusButton = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+    // currentTarget always refers to the element to which the event handler
+    // has been attached, as opposed to Event.target, which identifies
+    // the element on which the event occurred and which may be its descendant.
+    const buttonID = event.target && event.currentTarget.id;
+
+    switch (buttonID) {
+      case '48':
+        goToPlace(constants.LOWER_48_BOUNDS);
+        break;
+      case 'AK':
+        goToPlace(constants.ALASKA_BOUNDS);
+        break;
+      case 'HI':
+        goToPlace(constants.HAWAII_BOUNDS);
+        break;
+      case 'PR':
+        goToPlace(constants.PUERTO_RICO_BOUNDS);
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  };
 
   return (
     <div>
+      <div className={styles.territoryFocusContainer}>
+        <button
+          id={'48'}
+          onClick={onClickTerritoryFocusButton}
+          className={styles.territoryFocusButton}
+          aria-label="Zoom to Lower 48" >
+            48
+        </button>
+        <button
+          id={'AK'}
+          onClick={onClickTerritoryFocusButton}
+          className={styles.territoryFocusButton}
+          aria-label="Zoom to Alaska" >
+            AK
+        </button>
+        <button
+          id={'HI'}
+          onClick={onClickTerritoryFocusButton}
+          className={styles.territoryFocusButton}
+          aria-label="Zoom to Hawaii" >
+            HI
+        </button>
+        <button
+          id={'PR'}
+          onClick={onClickTerritoryFocusButton}
+          className={styles.territoryFocusButton}
+          aria-label="Zoom to Puerto Rico" >
+            PR
+        </button>
+      </div>
       <div ref={mapContainer} className={styles.mapContainer}/>
       <ZoomWarning zoomLevel={zoom} />
     </div>
diff --git a/client/src/data/constants.tsx b/client/src/data/constants.tsx
index 94ae3840..34280012 100644
--- a/client/src/data/constants.tsx
+++ b/client/src/data/constants.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,46 @@ export const GLOBAL_MIN_ZOOM_HIGH = 9;
 export const GLOBAL_MAX_ZOOM_HIGH = 12;
 
 // Bounds
-export const GLOBAL_MAX_BOUNDS = [[-167.276413, 5.499550], [-52.233040, 83.162102]];
+export const GLOBAL_MAX_BOUNDS = [
+  [-180.118306, 5.499550],
+  [-65.0, 83.162102],
+];
+
+export const LOWER_48_BOUNDS = [
+  [-124.7844079, 24.7433195],
+  [-66.9513812, 49.3457868],
+];
+
+export const ALASKA_BOUNDS = [
+  [-183.856888, 50.875311],
+  [-140.932617, 71.958797],
+];
+
+export const HAWAII_BOUNDS = [
+  [-168.118306, 18.748115],
+  [-154.757881, 22.378413],
+];
+
+export const PUERTO_RICO_BOUNDS = [
+  [-67.945404, 17.88328],
+  [-65.220703, 18.515683],
+];
+
+export const GUAM_BOUNDS = [
+  [-215.389709, 13.225909],
+  [-215.040894, 13.663335],
+];
+
+export const MARIANA_ISLAND_BOUNDS = [
+  [-215.313449, 14.007801],
+  [-213.742404, 19.750326],
+];
+
+export const AMERICAN_SAMOA_BOUNDS = [
+  [-171.089874, -14.548699],
+  [-168.1433, -11.046934],
+];
+
 export const DEFAULT_CENTER = [32.4687126, -86.502136];
 
 // Opacity