It was named after Captain William Wake who visited the island in 1796.
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The duration of Wake Island - film - is 1.37 hours.
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Wake Island is technically a part of the Hawai'ian Island chain.
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6 times zones
minus six from Washington to Wake, and plus six from Wake to Washington.
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There are no indigenous natives on Wake Island and the US military and civilian contractors maintaing the island is usually less than 200.
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Wake Island is a 2.5 square mile island in the Pacific Ocean with a population of approximately 2,100.
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On December 10, 1898 was when America acquired Wake Island as a territory.
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Solomon Islands
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Wake Island is officially uninhabited except for personnel of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
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Jim Moran has written:
'Peleliu 1944' -- subject(s): Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944
'Wake Island 1941' -- subject(s): Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941
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Wake Island does not have a telephone country code, because there are no direct-dialable telephones there. All telephone access to Wake Island is handled by the US Air Force through a special operator in Hawaii.
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Wake island is only 4. 063 square miles. It is halfway between Midway island and Guam. It is an atoll consisting of the three islets: WIlkos, Peale, and Wake.
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Bone fish are prevelant on Wake Is. You can cath them one after another!
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The full story is long and complicated, but in early 1942 Wake Island was defended by US Marine soldiers and a squadron of Marine F4F Wildcat fighters. Although Wake was too close to Japan for comfort, and it received little support from the US, the island put up a heroic defense before it was captured. The story of Wake Island was made into a film in the same year.
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== == Wake Island
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Spanish-American War: 1898.
Howland Island: 1857*
Wake Island: 1899
American Samoa: 1889/1900.
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The distance from Wake Island to Honolulu, Hawaii is 2,305 miles as the crow flies. The distance in nautical miles is 2,003 nmi.
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There are a variety of different websites that offer information on Wake Island. The easiest to understand is Wikipedia and it also has the most amount of information.
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Wake Island Alamo of the Pacific - 2003 TV is rated/received certificates of:
USA:TV-G
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5 hours 57 minutes go on Google maps type la, California then go to from here and type in wake island California
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Wake Island is located approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) west of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It lies to the northwest of Midway, situated roughly halfway between Hawaii and Guam. Wake Island is part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.
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The flight distance from Wake Island to Honolulu, Hawaii is about 2,304 miles / 3,708 km
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Wake Island's culture was primarily influenced by its history of being a stopover for travelers and a strategic military outpost. The island had a mix of Chamorro, Micronesian, and Japanese cultural influences due to its location in the Pacific. Traditional activities included fishing, weaving, and storytelling. Today, Wake Island's culture is influenced by the American military presence and the limited population on the island.
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Wake Island - 1942 is rated/received certificates of:
Australia:PG
Finland:K-16
Finland:(Banned) (1943-1944)
Norway:16
USA:Approved (PCA #8374)
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The overall Japanese plan was very complicated. They were attacking in five widely separated areas, and all were to commence just as soon as the attack on Hawaii was under way. These included the naval air attack on Hawaii, an invasion of the Philippines, two invasions in southeast Asia, and an attack on Wake Island. Wake Island was a US possession and, unlike Hawaii, the Japanese intended to land troops and capture and hold the island. But their initial attack was repulsed by the Marine Defense Battalion on Wake. Part of the task force returning from Hawaii was diverted to support a renewed effort to capture Wake Island.
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Mexico
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The United States acquired Wake Island in 1899 through a formal agreement with the Spanish government, which had control over the island prior to the Spanish-American War. The U.S. paid $20,000 for the island as part of the Treaty of Paris, which concluded the war and resulted in Spain ceding various territories to the United States. Thus, the purchase price for Wake Island was $20,000.
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Wake Island was discovered by the US in 1840 by the Navy. However it wasn't until 1899 that it was officially claimed by the United States.
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