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Wake Island
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Wake Island
Wake Island
(also known as
Wake Atoll
) is a
coral atoll
located in the western
Pacific Ocean
in the northeastern area of the
Micronesia
subregion
, 2,416 km (1501 mi) east of
Guam
, 3,698 km (2,298 mi) west of
Honolulu
and 3,205 km (1,992 mi) southeast of
Tokyo
. The island is an
unorganized
,
unincorporated territory
of the
United States
that is also claimed by the
Marshall Islands
. Wake Island is one of the most isolated islands in the world and the nearest inhabited island is
Utirik Atoll
in the
Marshall Islands
, 952 km (592 mi) to the southeast.
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