JP-Murder of US Civilian POWs Memorial

JP-Murder of US Civilian POWs Memorial is a historical site in . JP-Murder of US Civilian POWs Memorial is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wilkes Island and Wake Island Airfield.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small islet that is part of the , a remote atoll in the Pacific. The island is cut in half by a partially completed World War II submarine channel, and the eastern half is connected to Wake Island by a causeway.

Aerodrome
Photo: Hohum, Public domain.
is a U.S military air base located on , which is known for the Battle of Wake Island during World War II. It is owned by the U.S. is situated 2½ km southeast of JP-Murder of US Civilian POWs Memorial.

Island
Photo: jafer24, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

JP-Murder of US Civilian POWs Memorial

Latitude
19.29237° or 19° 17′ 33″ north
Longitude
166.61456° or 166° 36′ 52″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7VF87JR7+WR
Geo­Names ID
7576588
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