AI generatedMidway Atoll
United States Minor Outlying Islands · Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Short description of Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll lies at the far northwestern end of the Hawaiian chain, a lagoon ringed by reef with two small islands, and gave its name to the naval battle of June 1942 that turned the war in the Pacific. It is part of the Papahānaumokuākea marine monument, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and holds the largest albatross colony on earth, with around two million Laysan and black-footed albatrosses nesting across the islands in winter. Wartime gun emplacements, hangars and a memorial to the battle still stand. The visitor programme has been closed for years, only refuge staff and contractors live there, and it cannot be visited at present.
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- The albatross colony, the largest on earth (November – July)
- Battle of Midway memorial and wartime relics
- Papahānaumokuākea (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Hawaiian monk seals and green turtles on the beaches
- The lagoon and its reef