Ībout 40 people live on the atoll, mostly staff of the U.S. The battle was a critical Allied victory and a major turning point of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Aircraft based at the then-named Henderson Field on Eastern Island joined with United States Navy ships and planes in an attack on a Japanese battle group that sank four carriers and one heavy cruiser and defended the atoll from invasion. The refuge and most of its surrounding area are part of the larger Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.įrom 1941 until 1993, the atoll was the home of Naval Air Facility Midway Island, which played a crucial role in the Battle of Midway, June 4–6, 1942. The Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, encompassing 590,991.50 acres (239,165.77 ha) of land and water in the surrounding area, is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). For statistical purposes, Midway is grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. Unlike the other Hawaiian islands, Midway observes Samoa Time ( UTC−11:00, i.e., eleven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time), which is one hour behind the time in the Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone used in Hawaii. Roughly equidistant between North America and Asia, Midway is the only island in the Hawaiian Archipelago that is not part of the state of Hawaii. Forming a rough, incomplete circle around the two main islands and creating Midway Lagoon is Spit Island, a narrow reef. Immediately to the east of Sand Island across the narrow Brooks Channel is Eastern Island, which is uninhabited and no longer has any facilities.
The largest island is Sand Island, which has housing and an airstrip. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory. Midway Atoll ( colloquial: Midway Islands Hawaiian: Kauihelani, lit.'the backbone of heaven' Pihemanu, 'the loud din of birds') is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km 2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Map showing the location of Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian island chain
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