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Definition of Midway Islands

1. Noun. An atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base.

Definition of Midway Islands

1. Proper noun. a small group of islands in the central Pacific; a US territory ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Midway Islands

Literary usage of Midway Islands

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. All about Hawaii (1904)
"3300 Samoa ...................... 2290 Victoria, B. C .................. 2460 Fiji ......................... 2700 Midway Islands . ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1871)
"Again, speaking of the Midway Islands, the subject of the article, he says, ... 178° 21 W., very near Midway Islands. There are many Japanese wrecks strewn ..."

3. Coast Pilot Notes on Hawaiian Islands by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, E. Vance Miller (1919)
"Bank near Midway Islands.—In 1899 a bank with 82 fathoms over it was discovered 35 miles southwestward of Midway Islands, in latitude 27° 58' N, ..."

4. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"On the 22d of May she had completed a single line of soundings to the Midway Islands, by July 4 to Guam, and by August 1 to Luzon. ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1903)
"From here she returns to the United States, via the Midway Islands and Honolulu, making zigzag soundings all the way. One of the most interesting results of ..."

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