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The most remote place in America: Midway Atoll

Scott Dailey 2,355,545 5 years ago
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Midway atoll is a ring of small volcanic islands 1,300 miles West of Hawaii. It has served over it's lifetime as a whaling camp, luxury hotel, and military base. Corrections: 1. The plane at 2:07 is a Boeing, not a Martin M-130 as stated. The China Clipper planes were Martin M-130s. 2. ˌärkəˈpeləˌɡō and atˌôl pronunciation 3. People have mentioned the aircraft carrier was anachronistic. Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental: http://www.starrenvironmental.com/ Photos attributed to Forest & Kim Starr used under CC 3.0 Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode). Official FWS Site: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Midway_Atoll/more_about_midway.html Additional Sources / Further Reading: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2008-05-15/new-operator-sought-midway-atoll-airport https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-01-sp-outdoors01 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson_Field_(Midway_Atoll) https://www.travelweekly.com/Destinations2001-2007/Aloha-sets-scheduled-service-to-Midway-Islands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Atoll https://atlantic-cable.com/CableCos/ComPacCable/index.htm https://www.huffpost.com/entry/smithsonian-museum-flying-hawaii_n_5680781

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