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Las islas Midway [1] [2] (también conocidas como atolón de Midway; [3] [4] en inglés: Midway Atoll; [5] en hawaiano: Pihemanu Kauihelani [6] originalmente en español: Isla de Patrocinio) [7] [8] es uno de los catorce territorios no incorporados de los Estados Unidos de América.
Midway Atoll ( colloquial: Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Kuaihelani, lit. 'the backbone of heaven'; Pihemanu, 'the loud din of birds') [3] [4] is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km 2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory.
- Sand, Eastern, Spit
- Hawaiian Archipelago
11 de abr. de 2024 · Midway Islands, unincorporated territory of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean, 1,300 miles (2,100 km) northwest of Honolulu. Near the western end of the Hawaiian archipelago, it comprises a coral atoll with a circumference of 15 miles (24 km) enclosing two main islands—Eastern (Green)
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The Midway Islands or Midway Atoll is a wildlife refuge in the north Pacific Ocean, roughly "midway" between the USA and East Asia, just east of the International Date Line. It was made famous by an Oscar-winning color documentary in 1942, and a 1976 feature film, both about the battle which marked a turning point in World War II .
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13 de may. de 2021 · With an area of only 6.2 km 2, the Midway Atoll is a small atoll that is situated in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly midway between the Continents of North America and Asia. The Midway Atoll is located approximately 4,100 km east of Tokyo; 5,200 km west of San Francisco; 2,100 km northwest of Honolulu and 259 km east of the ...
Midway Atoll's (Kauaihelani) three small islands provide a virtually predator-free safe haven for the world's largest albatross colony encircled by a ring of coral reef that hosts an amazing variety of unique wildlife including green sea turtles, spinner dolphins, and endangered Hawaiian monk seals among an unprecedented rate of endemic fish.
