Wake Island: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)
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Encyclopedia: Wake Island
Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll having a coastline of 12 miles (19 kilometers) in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way from Honolulu (2,300 statute miles or 3,700 km west) to Guam (1,510 miles or 2,430 km east). It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Wake is located to the west of the International Date Line and is one day ahead of the 50 states. All operations on the island were suspended and all personnel evacuated in August 2006 with the approach of Hurricane Ioke (category 5), which struck the island with sustained winds of 250 km/h and a 6 m storm surge inflicting major damage. A US Air Force assessment and repair team returned to the island in September and restored limited function to the airfield and facilities. The future status of activities on the island will be determined upon completion of the survey and assessment. Access to the island is restricted, and all current activities on the island are managed by the United States Air Force and the United States Army.
Translations
How to say "Wake Island" in other languages:
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(Chinese) | 威克島 |
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(Japanese) | ウェーク島 |
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(German) | Wake |
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(Spanish) | Isla Wake |
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(French) | Île Wake |
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(Italian) | Isola di Wake |
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Henry Talmage Elrod was a pilot at Wake Island during World War II. He shot down the Japanese pilot who delivered the sinking blow to the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor. After his plane was destroyed, Elrod fought with the U.S. Marine Corps to defend the island and he led a charge into the...
Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara (died June 18, 1947) was the Japanese garrison commander on Wake Island during World War II. Anticipating an American invasion, on October 7, 1943 Sakabara ordered the execution of 98 American civilians on the island (who had been captured when the Island...
) Uninhabited Except for Navassa Island and Wake Island, all of the following are part of the National... Nature Conservancy but administered by the Office of Insular Affairs) Wake Island (unincorporated... | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands | Wake Island...
Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands
United States and the Marshall Islands governments both claim Wake Island See also : Marshall Islands... While the Government of the Marshall Islands is free to conduct its own foreign relations, it does... Marshall Islands has established relations with 67 nations, including most other Pacific Island nations...
line between Tokyo and Wake Island. The island is first mentioned in 1864, given a position by a US...Minami Torishima (南鳥島) or Marcus Island is a very small isolated island in the northwestern... island July 19, 1898. In World War II there were over 4,000 Japanese soldiers stationed on the island...
Casablanca class escort carrier
) Manila Bay (CVE-62) Natoma Bay (CVE-63) St. Lo (CVE-64) Tripoli (CVE-65) Wake Island (CVE-66) White...) Thetis Bay (CVE-90) Tripoli (CVE-64) Tulagi (CVE-72) Wake Island (CVE-65) White Plains (CVE-66...) Kadasahan Bay (CVE-77) Marcus Island (CVE-78) Savo Island (CVE-79) Ommaney Bay (CVE-80) Petrof Bay (CVE-81...
| Pitcairn Islands | Tokelau | Wake Island | Wallis and Futuna Political divisions of the United... Islands | Palmyra Atoll | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands | Wake Island... The Territory of Guam ( Guahan ), also known as the Guam, USA , is an island in the Western...
Islands | Tokelau | Wake Island | Wallis and Futuna Political divisions of the United States... | Palmyra Atoll | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands | Wake Island... portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the noted harbor of Pago Pago - the following year...
| Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands | Wake Island... Hawai'i to the Marshall Islands. Johnston is an unincorporated territory of the United States... civilian contractor personnel present at any given time. The central means of transport to the island...
| Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands | Wake Island..., roughly half way between Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa at 6°24' N, 162°24' W. It is the northernmost of the Northern Line Islands and an unincorporated territory of the United States administered...
ウェーク島
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