Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
19 17 N, 166 39 E
Oceania
total: 7 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
about 11 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC
total: 0 km
19.3 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
tropical
atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim
highest point: unnamed location 8 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
none
agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.)
other: 100% (2018 est.)
0 sq km (2022)
subject to occasional typhoons
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights
NOTE: The information regarding Wake Island on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wake Island 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wake Island 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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