Wake Island

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Wake Island is a remote coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean that served as a strategic military outpost, notably during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States minor outlying island
coral atoll
unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States
administeredBy United States Air Force
United States Department of the Air Force
annexedBy United States of America
annexedDate 1899
area about 2.5 square miles
about 6.5 square kilometers
attackedBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
battleDate December 1941
claimedBy United States of America
claimedDate 1899
climate tropical
composedOf Peale Island
Wake Islet
Wilkes Island
coordinates 19.3°N 166.6°E
country United States of America
currentUse emergency landing field
military airfield
defendedBy U.S. Navy personnel
United States Marine Corps
civilian contractors
discoveredBy Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira
discoveryDate 1568
elevation about 6 meters above sea level
environment low-lying coral environment
governedAs United States Minor Outlying Islands
ISOCode UM-79
lagoon central lagoon
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
central Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Samuel Wake
notableEvent Battle of Wake Island
occupationPeriod 1941–1945
occupiedBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
partOf Micronesia
United States Minor Outlying Islands
population no permanent civilian population
populationType temporary military and contractor personnel
returnDate 1945
returnedTo United States control
runwayLength about 3,000 meters
strategicUse air base
military outpost
refueling stop
timeOffset UTC+12
timeZone Wake Island Time
typeOfReef coral atoll
underJurisdictionOf Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
usedDuring World War II

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Micronesia hasPart Wake Island
U.S. Pacific territories hasMember Wake Island
United States territories hasPart Wake Island
Central Pacific Ocean contains Wake Island region
linked to: Wake Island
Micronesian languages spokenIn Wake Island
Battle of Wake Island location Wake Island
Brian Donlevy notableWork Wake Island
William Bendix notableWork Wake Island
William Bendix nominatedForWork Wake Island
John Farrow notableWork Wake Island
Wake Island Time appliesTo Wake Island
Edmund Grainger notableWork Wake Island
Wilkes Island partOf Wake Island
Wilkes Island partOf Wake Island Atoll
linked to: Wake Island
Wilkes Island formsPartOf U.S. territory of Wake Island
linked to: Wake Island
Wilkes Island neighboringIsland Wake Island (main island)
linked to: Wake Island
Spanish Pacific territories includedTerritory Wake Island (claimed)
linked to: Wake Island
Peale Island partOf Wake Island
Peale Island partOf Wake Island Atoll
linked to: Wake Island
Peale Island togetherWith Wake Island (main island)
linked to: Wake Island
Peale Island administeredAsPartOf Wake Island
Peale Island partOfIslandGroup Wake Island group
linked to: Wake Island
Peale Island hasNearbyMainIsland Wake Island (main island)
linked to: Wake Island
United States Minor Outlying Islands includesTerritory Wake Island
subject linked to: UMI
VMF-211 locationDuringEvent Wake Island
Wake Islet partOf Wake Island
Wake Islet separatedFrom Wake Island main island
linked to: Wake Island
Wake Islet belongsToArchipelago Wake Island atoll
linked to: Wake Island
Waldo Brian Donlevy notableWork Wake Island
Pacific territories hasMember Wake Island