Wake Island Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Wake Island visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Wake Island
NAME IN MARSHALLESE: Anen Kio / Ānen Kio
ALSO KNOWN AS: Wake Atoll
DESCRIPTION: coral atoll with three islets around a lagoon
STATUS: unorganized and unincorporated territory of the U.S.
WITHIN:
- Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
- United States Minor Outlying Islands | Wikipedia |
LOCATION: Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Guam
GOVERNMENT: United States Air Force / U.S. Department of the Interior
FEATURES:
- Wake Atoll national Wildlife Refuge (fws.gov)
- Wilkes Island | Wikipedia |
- Peale Island | Wikipedia |
- The 98 Rock | WikiMedia Commons |
- Wake Island Airfield | Wikipedia |

Tourism:
- Hawaii for Visitors - islands - wake atoll
- wikitravel.org - wake island
- wikivoyage.org - wake island

Facts
- World Fact Book Wake Island Profile
- wikipedia.org - wake island - main article
- wikipedia.org - wake island - category
- wikipedia.org - batle of wake island december 8-23, 1941 - article

Nearest Counries and Territories:
| Guam | Hawaii | Marshall Islands | Midway Atoll |

Bodies of Water Bordering Wake Island:
- Pacific Ocean
- Philippine Sea