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Coordinates: 28°12′27″N 177°21′00″W. Map showing the location of Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian island chain. Midway Atoll ( colloquial: Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Kuaihelani, lit. 'the backbone of heaven'; Pihemanu, 'the loud din of birds') [3] [4] is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km 2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean.
6 days ago · Midway Islands, unincorporated territory of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean, 1,300 miles (2,100 km) northwest of Honolulu. Near the western end of the Hawaiian archipelago, it comprises a coral atoll with a circumference of 15 miles (24 km) enclosing two main islands— Eastern (Green) and Sand islands.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 13, 2021 · Midway Atoll is a small ring-shaped coral reef in the North Pacific Ocean, midway between North America and Asia. It is a US territory, a wildlife refuge, and a historic site of the Battle of Midway in WWII.
- Diptarka Ghosh
Apr 15, 2019 · Midway Atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef in the North Pacific Ocean, halfway between Asia and North America. It is an unincorporated US territory and a habitat for seabirds and marine animals, but closed to public visitation since 2012.
- Geoffrey Migiro
The Midway Islands or Midway Atoll is a wildlife refuge in the north Pacific Ocean, roughly "midway" between the USA and East Asia, just east of the International Date Line.
Location: Micronesia, Oceania. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center. 28.2087° or 28° 12' 31" north. Longitude of center. -177.3786° or 177° 22' 43" west. Population. 40. Elevation. 8 metres (26 feet) United Nations Location Code. UM MDY. OpenStreetMap ID. node 522248134. OpenStreetMap Feature. place=island. GeoNames ID. 5854943.
Midway Atoll is a remote island in the northern Hawaiian archipelago, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Learn about its wildlife, history, and conservation projects through virtual reality and 360° tours.
