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Apr 15, 2019 · Midway Atoll is approximately 2,200 nautical miles east of Tokyo, 2,800 nautical miles west of San Francisco, and is situated in the northwestern part of the Hawaiian Islands.
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.
Description: atoll of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. Categories: unorganized territory, insular area of the United States and locality. 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.
(808) 954-4818. Midway Island 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Ste 5-231 Honolulu, HI 96850-5000. View Details. About Us. Located on the far northern end of the Hawaiian archipelago, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial is located within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Midway Atoll comprises three coral islands and 580,000 acres of submerged reef and ocean at the far northern end of the Hawaiian archipelago. From left to right, the islands are Sand Island, tiny Spit Island and Eastern Island. They total about 1,549 acres.
Close. Map showing the location of Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian island chain. Roughly equidistant between North America and Asia, Midway is the only island in the Hawaiian Archipelago that is not part of the state of Hawaii.
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).
