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Although Wake Island is officially called an island in its singular form, it is geologically an atoll composed of three islets (Wake, Wilkes, and Peale islets). [150] They enclose a shallow lagoon of 3.3 by 7.7 kilometers (2.1 by 4.8 miles), with average depth of around 1 meter (3.3 feet) and a maximum depth of 4.5 meters (15 feet).
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The Tanager Expedition's tent camp on Wilkes Island in 1923 The SS North Haven unloads supplies for the Pan-American seaplane airport in the 1930s Japanese landing on Wilkes in the battle for Wake Island The Marine counter-attack to the landing. Wilkes Island is a small islet that is part of the Wake Island, a remote atoll in the Pacific. The ...
In a Bar, Under the Sea is the second studio album by Belgian rock band dEUS. The cover art was designed by guitarist Rudy Trouvé . The original Belgian release was by Bang!, with the only difference that track 14 is simply named "Roses", like the single.
Livestreams showed errant beachgoers, bicyclists and even kitesurfers off the coast of Hilton Head Island as the Category 2 hurricane ushered in choppy waters and high winds across the Lowcountry.
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Winfield Scott Cunningham (February 16, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was the Officer in Charge, Naval Activities, Wake Island when the tiny island was attacked by the Japanese on December 8, 1941. Cunningham commanded the defense of the island against the massive Japanese attack. After 15 days, he surrendered the island to the Japanese.
On 1490 kHz AM, the station carried a mix of free-form live programming hosted by military personnel and other workers stationed on the island, while on KEAD-FM 104.5 MHz, the station played pre-recorded easy-listening music off reel-to-reel tapes. [3]