Who owns the Midway Islands?

The atoll was the first Pacific island annexed by the United States, as the Unincorporated Territory of Midway Island, and was administered by the United States Navy. The buildings of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company date back to 1903 (2008). read more

Midway Atoll (/ ˈ m ɪ d w eɪ /; also called Midway Island and Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Pihemanu Kauihelani) is a 2.4-square-mile (6.2 km 2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean at Coordinates Midway is roughly equidistant between North America and Asia. read more

Midway Islands, unincorporated territory of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean, 1,300 miles (2,100 km) northwest of Honolulu. Near the western end of the Hawaiian archipelago, it comprises a coral atoll with a circumference of 15 miles (24 km) enclosing two main islands— Eastern (Green) and Sand islands. read more

The Midway Islands are mid or half way between North America and Asia in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. read more