Wake Island

Summary

Wake Island is an atoll^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of atoll entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,118 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wake Island is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands^[3].
• Wake Island is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wake Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Wake Island's instance of is recorded as atoll^[6].
• Wake Island's instance of is recorded as insular area of the United States^[7].
• Wake Island's instance of is recorded as unincorporated territory of the United States^[8].
• Wake Island's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Wake Island's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• Samuel Wake is named after Wake Island^[11].
• Wake Island's postal code is recorded as 96898^[12].
• Wake Island is part of United States^[13].
• Wake Island's Commons category is recorded as Wake Island^[14].
• Wake Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00^[15].
• Wake Island comprises Wake Island^[16].
• Wake Island comprises Wilkes Island^[17].
• Wake Island comprises Peale Island^[18].
• Wake Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.3, 'lon': 166.63333333333}^[19].
• Wake Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Micronesia^[20].
• Wake Island's significant event is recorded as sighting^[21].
• Wake Island's significant event is recorded as typhoon^[22].
• Wake Island's significant event is recorded as Typhoon Olive^[23].
• Wake Island's significant event is recorded as typhoon^[24].
• Wake Island's significant event is recorded as evacuation^[25].
• Wake Island's significant event is recorded as Hurricane Ioke^[26].
• Wake Island's significant event is recorded as United States Exploring Expedition^[27].

Body

Identity

Wake Island is part of United States^[13].

Why It Matters

Wake Island ranks in the top 1% of atoll entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,118 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]