Midway Islands
Midway Islands is an atoll in Midway Islands. Midway Islands is situated nearby to the locality Frigate Point.- 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 include Henderson Field / Midway Atoll Airport and Spit Island.
Henderson Field / Midway Atoll Airport
Aerodrome
Henderson Field is a public airport located on Sand Island in Midway Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States. The airport is used as an emergency diversion point for ETOPS operations. Henderson Field / Midway Atoll Airport is situated 3 km south of Midway Islands.
Midway Islands
- Categories: atoll, reef island, and landform
- Location: Midway Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Midway Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Battle of Midway WW2 and UNESCO Heritage Site Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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