The Midway Atoll is a small atoll situated in the North Pacific Ocean. It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States.

Midway Islands, unincorporated territory of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean, 1,300 miles (2,100 km) northwest of Honolulu. Near the western end of the Hawaiian archipelago, it comprises a coral atoll with a circumference of 15 miles (24 km) enclosing two main islands—Eastern (Green)

A major World War II naval battle around the Midway Atoll—a trio of small islands near Hawaii—ended in June 1942 when the United States turned back a Japanese attack and crippled its Imperial Navy. Now, 75 years later, this atoll is home to the Battle of Midway National Memorial, which marks the turning point of the war in the Pacific.

Can Wisdom the albatross be stopped? Astoundingly, she hatched a new chick at the Midway atoll at age 65. Scientists say it's probably her 40th.

It was the location one of the missions that Louis Zamperini flew in World War II, and it’s one of the most remote locations ever captured by Street View: Midway Atoll. With a population of around 60 people and the nearest town more than 1100 miles away, Midway really is in the middle of the […]

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Entering her eighth known decade at Midway Atoll, Wisdom, a mōlī (Laysan albatross) and the oldest known banded wild bird has returned to her winter home at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and…

The NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Coral Reef Ecosystem Program’s removal mission in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is already halfway completed.

Seventy-five years ago, the tiny atoll was site of an air-sea battle that changed the course of the Pacific war, just six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor

Two million pack onto Midway’s 2.4 square miles of land Birds, in incredible numbers, are the signature wildlife of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Midway hosts the largest albatross c…

Maiapio, Pua pilo or Hawaiian caper Capparidaceae (Caper family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (found inland in dry areas on all the main islands and on Midway Atoll (Pihemanu), Pearl & Hermes Atoll (Holoikauaua) and Laysan (Kauō) in the Northwest Islands) IUCN: Vulnerable Kalaeloa, Oʻahu The beautiful flowers have a fragrance described as having a lemony scent. Flowers open at night and remain throughout the morning until around noon when they fade to a rose color and soon drop off. Hawaiian Names: The Hawaiian name maiapilo means "bad smelling banana," likely referring to the scent of banana on some parts of the plant and especially the fruit. The flowers, though, have a wonderful lemony fragrance! The early Hawaiian common people on Niʻihau referred to the native caper as pilo or puapili, while the chiefs called it maiʻa a Maui, literally "banana of Maui." But, perhaps the most recognized name today is maiapilo. Maiapilo was apparently used medicinally for healing fractured or broken bones by early Hawaiians. The whole plant would be pounded and applied to body joints, never to the injured area. The milky sap mixed with other ingredients was applied externally to treat boils. Etymology The generic name Capparis is from kappari (kάππαρη), the ancient Greek name for this evergreen shrub. The specific epithet sandwichiana refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages. NPH00009 nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Capparis_sandwichiana

Some basic facts about the U.S. territories, which are scattered in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Most are unincorporated and uninhabited.

A white (fairy) tern / manu-o-ku (Gygis alba) at Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Photo by: James Watt/NOAA Office of Marine National Sanctuaries, 2002 For more information, visit www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/hawaiireef Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Papahanaumokuakea Contact us by email: [email protected] Please contact Sue at www.seapics.com for image usage

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I wanted to share some aerial photos and maps without violating copyright. I finally located some done by US Fish & Wildlife Service which should not be under copyright. First a pretty picture picture of the atoll from the air: You can see on the bottom right side the channel the military blasted through to provide access to the lagoons. The military also put in an airstrip which is slightly left from the center of the photograph. The airstrip is on Cooper Island. This is the largest island and the location of the research station. Next are two maps from USFWS: Finally, I found a map of the research station buildings: You can click on any one of these maps to get a larger view.

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The world's oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, has been captivating researchers at her nesting site in Hawaii. Wisdom, estimated to be

Regarding National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis’s Aug. 25 op-ed, “These lands are your lands, America”: The Midway Atoll is among those national lands that are our lands to visit and exp...

The US Navy delivered a stunning defeat to the Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway Island. This was the finest recorded naval warfare victory ever.

Wisdom the albatross is amazing at 68 years old and still raising babies.

A white (fairy) tern / manu-o-ku (Gygis alba) at Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Photo by: James Watt/NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 2002 For more information, visit www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/hawaiireef Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Papahanaumokuakea Contact us by email: [email protected] Please contact Sue at www.seapics.com for image usage

[Photo] B-17E aircraft being serviced at Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, May-Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2

On Tuesday, I took a trip to Kure Atoll when they did the crew swap out. I'd been there a couple of years ago on my way to Tern Island and wanted to get back to check on the progress of the invasive plant work. It took the Kahana about 6 hours to get there. I'm glad I took my anti-seasick medicine, because I probably would have been pretty queasy by the time we got there. We got all the equipment and people switched out in about 4 hours. Since we can't pull into the Midway harbor in the dark, we had to wait until Wednesday morning to come back in. It seemed like it was about a 3 day trip, with the 2 ship rides and the time on Kure, but was actually only 24 hours. I've got more pics than usual, so I'll keep the text short this time. Jim ties up the mooring lines as we leave Midway at sunrise. At sunrise, you don't need much crowd control. Only 3 people came to see the ship off. Sunrise over Spit and Eastern Islands as we head out of the atoll. I've tried to get good flying fish pictures each time I've ridden on the Kahana. I have yet to get any really clear ones. Here's a flying fish skimming across the surface. This one isn't the clearest either, but you can see how big it's "flying" fins are. Green Island in Kure Atoll is barely visible in this photo on the horizon. You can see why sea level rise is a bit of a concern in these parts. Nalu, Julia, and I are taking the first load of buckets and gear to shore. The dolphins came to escort us to the island. There are a lot of buckets to swap out. More unloading and loading. This is the camp. Storage buildings, bunkhouse, and outhouse on the left, old US Coast Guard building on the right. This is the new bunkhouse that they put up last year. It's a bit more weatherproof than the tents that they used to use. Kure has a big verbesina problem just like Midway. They've had a year round camp, so they've been able to really knock it back. It looks great now compared to the last time I was here. This was a view of the same general area from back in June of 2009. You can see that they've done a really nice job of geting rid of the verbesina. Back to Midway. Here's a Laysan albatross preening one of the young Short-tailed albatross that has been coming showing up recently. We had a medevac yesterday from a passing fishing boat. It was really windy and choppy, but the swells were low so at least it wasn't as bad as the last one we did. Sometimes I go out on the boat to pick up the patient, but yesterday I was the backup boat driver and stayed on the pier. A US Coast Guard C-130 came out last night to bring the patient to Honolulu.

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Today in WWII History – The Battle of Midway World War II History for June 4 Audio: MBS News – The Battle of Midway 06.04.1942 Jun 04, 1940 “We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a