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Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll (having a coastline of 12 miles (19.3 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, part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands, 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. Access to the island is restricted and all current activities on the island are managed by the United States Air Force, the United States Army, and Chugach McKinley, Inc., a civilian base operations and maintenance services company.
Although Wake is officially called an island in the singular form, it is actually an atoll comprising three islands (Wake, Wilkes, and Peale) surrounding a central lagoon. 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. The largest island (Wake Island) is the center of activity on the atoll and features a 9,800 foot (3,000 m) runway.
Geography
- Geographic coordinates:
- Area (land): 2.5 mi² (6.5 km²)
- Coastline: 12.0 mi (19.3 km)
- Maritime claims
- exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (370.4 km)
- territorial sea: 12 nm (22.2 km)
- Climate: tropical, with occasional typhoons
- Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Pacific Ocean, 0 feet (0 meters)
- highest point: unnamed location, 20 feet (6 m)
Dependent Areas :: United States
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@lorenzo99 hi!just wake up after taking a nap for hours&all i dreamt about was u in an even stranger spooky island doing ur promo job!
miralorenzo (mira widyautami d) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:49:26 -0000
@lorenzo99 hi!just wake up after taking a nap for hours&all i dreamt about was u in an even stranger spooky island doing ur promo job!
had a dream last night that I ate a whole array of baked goods with weed in them and then I passed out, only to wake up on the island. FFFUU
gharbutts (Heidi) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:50:43 -0000
had a dream last night that I ate a whole array of baked goods with weed in them and then I passed out, only to wake up on the island. FFFUU
Weird dreams last night. Why did I wake up with the gilligans island theme song stuck in my head?
TashasaurusRex (Tasha young) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:07:03 -0000
Weird dreams last night. Why did I wake up with the gilligans island theme song stuck in my head?
CIA - The World Factbook: Wake Island - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
EnenKio Online - Site of the Government of the Kingdom of EnenKio. Information about the Aboriginal people, and the US occupation of the atoll.
Geography and Map of Wake Island - Includes geographic coordinates, land boundaries, maritime claims, elevation extremes, population, economy overview, communications, and trans-national issues.
Meta Description: [ Geography and maps of Wake Island. ]
NationMaster - Wake Island - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
Meta Description: [ Statistics on Wake Island. 43 facts and figures, stats and information on economy, crime, people, government, health and education. 5 maps and 0 flags ]
NOAA NWS - Wake Island Weather - US government site provides hour-by-hour weather conditions for the past 24 hours for major cities and locations in the country.
Meta Description: [ National Weather Service Home page. The
starting point for official government weather forecasts, warnings,
meteorological products for forecasting the weather, and information about
meteorology. ]
TravelGIS for Wake Island - A good collection of travel guides (hotels, restaurants) with interactive maps and databases.
Meta Description: [ Travel information (hotels, restaurants, ...) on
interactive maps and databases with FREE listings and immediate appearing on maps and listings ]
Wake Island Flag - Flag and history of Wake Islands.
Wake Island Photo Album - Pictures of the Island, including many World War II snaps.
Weather Underground - Wake Island - Displays current conditions for all major cities on one page, with five-day forecast and more detailed information for each available.
Wikipedia - Wake Island - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
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