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Midway Islands (possession) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 28 12 33 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 28.2094 decimal degrees |
| Long: 177 22 41 E degrees minutes |
Long: 177.3781 decimal degrees |
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Note: Circular atoll enclosing 2 small islands & some islets; populated mainly by US naval personnel; was charted by sailors from the United States in 1859; important site in WW II; haven for important bird populations. |
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| Midway Islands (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Midway (C,V)
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............ | name used when atoll was annexed to the USA in 1867 |
| MQ (C,V,FIPS)
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| Midway Atoll (C,U)
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| Midway Island (C,U)
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| Pihemanu Kauihelani (C,U,Hawaiian)
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| 미드웨이 (C,U,Korean)
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| Brooks (H,V)
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| Middlebrooks (H,V)
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............ | named with reference to Captain Brooks, who discovered it in 1859 |
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| possession (preferred, C) |
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of USA, since 1867 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| unincorporated territory (C) |
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| atoll (C) |
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