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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') is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km 2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean.
May 22, 2024 · 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
3 days ago · Discover how the U.S. Navy defeated Japan's fleet to check Japanese expansion in the Battle of Midway. In June 1942, one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea, U.S. naval airplanes stopped the advance of the Japanese Imperial Navy near Midway Island.
Explore Midway Island's strategic location and history with online maps and a virtual tour. See photos and index of existing structures on the island and the marine national monument.
Explore the geography and history of Midway Atoll, the site of a crucial naval battle between the United States and Japan in 1942. See maps showing the positions of Midway, the Hawaiian Islands, and Japan in the Pacific Ocean, and the layout of Midway Atoll.
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Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. 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.
