Midway Islands

Midway Islands is an atoll in . Midway Islands is situated near the locality .
  • Type: Atoll
  • Description: atoll of the Hawaiian archipelago
  • Also known as: “Backbiter”, “Balsa”, “Brook’s Island”, “Brook’s Islands”, “Brooks Island”, “Brooks Islands”, “Brooks’s Island”, “Ilhas Midway”, “Middle Brooks Island”, “Middlebrook”, “Middlebrook Islands”, “Midwat Atoll”, “Midway”, “Midway Atoll”, “Midway Island”, and “Verb”
  • Historically known as: “Brook Islands”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Henderson Field / Midway Atoll Airport and Spit Island.

Aerodrome
Henderson Field is a public located on Sand… is situated 3 km south of Midway Islands.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is an islet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Midway Islands.

Midway Islands

Latitude
28.23164° or 28° 13′ 54″ north
Longitude
-177.36989° or 177° 22′ 12″ west
Open location code
72W46JJJ+M2
Geo­Names ID
5854942
Wiki­data ID
Q31955305
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Midway Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Midway Islands”
  • German: “Midway Atoll”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Midwayøyene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Midwayøyane”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Midway and Frigate Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Battle of Midway WW2 and UNESCO Heritage Site Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

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