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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. It was made famous by an Oscar-winning color documentary in 1942, and a 1976 feature film, both about the battle which marked a turning point in World War II .
Kuaihelani (Hawaiian name for Midway Atoll meaning “the back bones of the heavens”) was formed about 28 million years ago when lava flowed from Lōʻihi (hot spot in the earth’s crust located south of the Big Island that is a continuing source of energy for the Hawaiian archipelago).
Midway Atoll's (Kauaihelani) three small islands provide a virtually predator-free safe haven for the world's largest albatross colony encircled by a ring of coral reef that hosts an amazing variety of unique wildlife including green sea turtles, spinner dolphins, and endangered Hawaiian monk seals among an unprecedented rate of endemic fish.
Oct 29, 2009 · Midway is located in the Pacific Ocean almost directly in between the United States and Japan. After a diversionary attack by a smaller Japanese force on the Aleutian Islands, off the coast...
Aug 6, 2019 · Since the start of gristly invasive mouse attacks on albatross out on Midway Atoll, this small set of islands—tucked at the far end of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands—has entered the spotlight again.
May 13, 2021 · With an area of only 6.2 km 2, the Midway Atoll is a small atoll that is situated in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly midway between the Continents of North America and Asia. The Midway Atoll is located approximately 4,100 km east of Tokyo; 5,200 km west of San Francisco; 2,100 km northwest of Honolulu and 259 km east of the International Date ...
Explore & Learn. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is a magical place of stunning natural beauty, abundant wildlife, and monumental history — a place to mālama (to take care of) and preserve into perpetuity.
