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New page: '''Midway Island''' (also '''Midway Atoll''') is an atoll in the north Pacific Ocean located between Hawaii and Japan; it is a possession of the United States. Discover...
'''Midway Island''' (also '''Midway Atoll''') is an [[atoll]] in the north [[Pacific Ocean]] located between [[Hawaii]] and [[Japan]]; it is a possession of the [[United States]]. Discovered in 1859, it was annexed by the US in 1867. In June 1942, a [[Japanese]] naval attack directed towards the atoll led to the [[Battle of Midway]], one of the most significant engagements of the Pacific War.
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