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Peale Island
Peale Island is one of three islands in the Wake Island atoll, which lies in the Pacific Ocean between Guam and Midway Atoll, Midway. The atoll was from 1935 the site of a seaplane base and a hotel built by Pan Am, Pan-American, who started the first transpacific passenger service using a string of islands across the Pacific to fly between America and Asia in stages. The island, like the rest of Wake, is made of coral fragments and sand, atop a seamount, and ringed by a living coral reef. The island is heavily forested with tropical scrub, trees, and grasses and is inhabited mainly by birds, rats, and hermit crabs. In the late 20th century, it was the site of a United States Coast Guard LORAN, Loran Station, supporting radio navigation prior to satellite systems. The island is home to many historical items, including the Pan American Airways (1998–2004), Pan-American Hotel (a defunct airline) and remnants of World War II, such as bunkers and a rusted 8-inch coastal defense gun. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wake or The Wake may refer to: Culture *Wake (ceremony), a ritual which takes place during some funeral ceremonies *Wakes week, an English holiday tradition *Parish Wake, another name of the Welsh ', the fairs held on the local parish's patron saint's annual feast Entertainment Film, television, and audio *Wake (2009 film), ''Wake'' (2009 film), an independent film *Wake (cancelled film), ''Wake'' (cancelled film), a cancelled American action thriller film *Wake (The Secret Circle), "Wake" (''The Secret Circle''), a television episode *The Wake (1986 film), ''The Wake'' (1986 film), a Canadian drama film * The Wake (2005 film), ''The Wake'' (2005 film), a Greek film *The Wake (audio drama), ''The Wake'' (audio drama), a ''Doctor Who'' related audio drama Literature *Wake (McMann novel), ''Wake'' (McMann novel), 2008 *Wake (Sawyer novel), ''Wake'' (Sawyer novel), 2009 *Wake (comics), ''Wake'' (comics), a French comic created by Morvan and Buchet *The Wake (novel), ''The Wake'' (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
