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- 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.
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Midway Atoll is part of a chain of volcanic islands, atolls, and seamounts extending from the Island of Hawaii up to the tip of the Aleutian Islands and known as the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain, between Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Apr 11, 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)
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May 13, 2021 · The islands that form a part of Midway Atoll are the Eastern Island, Sand Island, and the small Spit Island. It is believed that the Midway Atoll was formed approximately 28 million years ago after lava flowing from a hotspot created a volcanic island.
- Diptarka Ghosh
Apr 15, 2019 · Geography. Midway Atoll is part of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain, an undersea mountain range that includes volcanic islands, seamounts, and atolls, and stretches from the Aleutian Islands to Hawaii. Midway Atoll consists of a ring-shaped coral reef and numerous sand isles.
- 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. Overview Map
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 km2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory.
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