Wake Island
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 Map of Wake Island |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Pacific |
| Coordinates | 19°18′N 166°38′E / 19.3°N 166.633°ECoordinates: 19°18′N 166°38′E / 19.3°N 166.633°E |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Area | 2.85 sq mi (7.4 km2) |
| Coastline | 12.0 mi (19.3 km)[1] |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Highest point | Ducks Point |
| Country | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 150[source?] |
Wake Island is an atoll (a type of island) in the Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii. It is controlled by the United States Army and United States Air Force. It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States, part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.
Geography[change]
Wake is located to the west of the International Date Line and sits in the Wake Island Time Zone, one day ahead of the 50 U.S. states.
Referring to the atoll as an island is the result of a pre-World War II desire by the United States Navy to distinguish Wake from other atolls, most of which were Japanese territory.
Reference[change]
- ↑ Coastline for Wake Islet: 12.0 mi (19.3 km); Coastline for Wake Atoll: 21.0 mi (33.8 km)
Other websites[change]
- Current Weather, Wake Island
- AirNav – Wake Island Airfield – Airport details, facilities and navigational aids
- Rocket launches at Wake Island
- The Defense of Wake – United States Marine Corps historical monograph
- Surrender of Wake by the Japanese – Marines in World War II
- U.S. Army Strategic and Missile Defense Command – Logistics, flight schedules, facilities
- Photographic history of the 1975 Vietnamese refugee camp on Wake Island
Wake Island travel guide from Wikivoyage- Wake Island – Pacific Wreck Database
- Wake Island (1942) at the Internet Movie Database
- Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific (2003) at the Internet Movie Database
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