The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, also known as the Leeward Hawaiian Islands, are a series of mostly uninhabited islands and atolls located northwest of Kauai and Niʻihau in the Hawaiian island chain
The interior of Laysan, showing the hypersaline lake
JRO globe ca. 1960
Bird on Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals
The reserve sign on Lisianski
Midway Atoll
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Midway Atoll is a 2.4 sq mi atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States, and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory of the U.S.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
…and Niʻihau in the Hawaiian island chain. Politically, these islands are part of Honolulu County in the U.S. state of Hawaii, with the exception of Midway Atoll, though they are generally not included on maps and graphic depictions of the State of Hawaii. Midway Atoll is a territory distinct from the State of…
Burning oil tanks during the Battle of Midway
Navy memorial and gooney monument with Laysan albatross chicks
360-degree panoramic view of the low-lying landscape of Eastern Island, Midway Atoll
The buildings of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company date back to 1903 (photo from 2008).