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Midway Atoll

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United States

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© U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePublic Domain
Area
6 km²
Coordinates
28.2072, -177.3735
Category
islands

Overview

A tiny remote atoll, site of a decisive WWII battle and millions of nesting albatross.

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Midway Atoll 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 of the U.S.

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