Wake Island

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Wake Island is a remote coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean that served as a strategic military outpost, notably during World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wake Island canonical 12
Wake Island region 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States minor outlying island
coral atoll
unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States
administeredBy United States Air Force
Department of the Air Force
surface form: United States Department of the Air Force
annexedBy United States of America
annexedDate 1899
area about 2.5 square miles
about 6.5 square kilometers
attackedBy Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
battleDate December 1941
claimedBy United States of America
claimedDate 1899
climate tropical
composedOf Peale Island
Wake Islet
Wilkes Island
coordinates 19.3°N 166.6°E
country United States of America
currentUse emergency landing field
military airfield
defendedBy U.S. Navy personnel
United States Marine Corps
civilian contractors
discoveredBy Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
surface form: Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira
discoveryDate 1568
elevation about 6 meters above sea level
environment low-lying coral environment
governedAs U.S. Pacific unorganized territories
surface form: United States Minor Outlying Islands
ISOCode UM-79
lagoon central lagoon
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
central Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Samuel Wake
notableEvent Battle of Wake Island
occupationPeriod 1941–1945
occupiedBy Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
partOf Micronesia
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories
surface form: United States Minor Outlying Islands
population no permanent civilian population
populationType temporary military and contractor personnel
returnDate 1945
returnedTo United States control
runwayLength about 3,000 meters
strategicUse air base
military outpost
refueling stop
timeOffset UTC+12
timeZone Wake Island Time
typeOfReef coral atoll
underJurisdictionOf Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
usedDuring World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Micronesia hasPart Wake Island
U.S. Pacific territories hasMember Wake Island
United States territories hasPart Wake Island
Central Pacific Ocean contains Wake Island
this entity surface form: Wake Island region
Micronesian languages spokenIn Wake Island
Battle of Wake Island location Wake Island
Brian Donlevy notableWork Wake Island
William Bendix notableWork Wake Island
William Bendix nominatedForWork Wake Island