Wake Island, an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States, is a coral atoll located in the western Pacific Ocean, 2,416km east of Guam, 3,698km west of Honolulu and 3,205km southeast of Tokyo. It is one of the most isolated islands in the world, the nearest inhabited island being Utirik Atoll (Marshall Islands), 952km to the southeast. It is administered by the United States Air Force, under agreement with the Department of the Interior.
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