Peale Island

Peale Island is one of three islands in the atoll, which lies in the Pacific Ocean between and . The atoll was, from 1935, the site of a seaplane base and a hotel built by Pan-American, who started the first transpacific passenger service using a string of islands across the Pacific to fly between America and Asia in stages.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: minor islet of Wake Island
  • Also known as: “Hani-Shima” and “Peale Islet”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wake Island Airfield.

Aerodrome
Photo: Hohum, Public domain.
is a U.S military air base…

Peale Island

Latitude
19.31123° or 19° 18′ 40″ north
Longitude
166.62415° or 166° 37′ 27″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7VF88J6F+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23720422
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4041682
Wiki­data ID
Q31985226
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Latvian—“Peale Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cap Peale”
  • Cebuano: “Peale Island”
  • Czech: “Ostrov Peale”
  • Latvian: “Pīla sala”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: United States of America (Minor Outlying Islands), Wake Island (Disputed area USA-MARSHALL ISLANDS).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: PAAvillage and Wake Island Memorial Chapel.

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