Wake Atoll

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:access yes
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Wake_Island_Airfield
gptkbp:area 6.5 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Wake_Island
gptkb:Peale_Island
gptkb:Wilkes_Island
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_dollar
gptkbp:discoveredBy Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1568
gptkbp:distanceToGuam 2,416 km
gptkbp:distanceToHonolulu 3,700 km
gptkbp:elevation 6 meters
gptkbp:fauna sea turtles
seabirds
gptkbp:flora coconut palm
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:historicalEvent 1935-1941
transpacific air routes refueling stop
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wake Atoll
gptkbp:internetTLD .um
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:UMWAK
UM-79
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:militaryBranch Missile defense testing
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Samuel_Wake
gptkbp:nearestMajorLandmass gptkb:Guam
gptkbp:notableFor World War II history
strategic military location
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands
gptkbp:population no permanent residents
gptkbp:populationCensusYear 2020
94 temporary residents
gptkbp:postalCode 96898
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Wake_Island
1941
gptkbp:status Non-self-governing territory
gptkbp:territory gptkb:United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Wake_Island_Time_(UTC+12)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:airport
gptkb:military
gptkbp:WWIIEvent Japanese occupation
gptkbp:WWIIEventYear 1941-1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6