Tern Island (Hawaii)
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Tern Island is a coral island located in the French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is located within both the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge and the Papahānaumokuāk
French Frigate Shoals, 1966
Tern Island in September 1943
United States Coast Guard PBY-5A at Tern Island in 1953
A view of from Tern Island and in the distance, La Perouse Pinnacle
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.
Tern Island (Hawaii)
…the State of Hawaii's NWHI Marine Refuge. It is approximately 490 miles (790 kilometers) west-northwest of O'ahu, and about halfway between O'ahu and Midway Atoll. The island provides breeding habitat for 18 species of seabirds, green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), and Hawaiian monk seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi…
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).