
Wake Island is a tiny isle in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean,located 2/3 of the way from Honolulu to Guam,best known for its role in World War II. It is an unorganized United States country, with no enduring residents, just members of the U.S. military and civilian contractor who manage the capability.
Situated just a few hundred miles west of the International Date Line, Wake Island is in the outlook from most of the world, and the rest of the United States.
Wake Island is strictly an atoll of three islands: Wake itself is V-shaped; Wilkes and Peale Islands is conservatory of the legs of that V, separated from Wake by narrow channels.They surround a shallow lagoon, and are themselves bounded by a coral reef. The uppermost point is...