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Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: Laysan albatross Locator map of the Pacific Ocean showing the position of the Midway Islands, a United States territory, marked in orange near the center of the North Pacific. Surrounding regions include the United States and Canada to the northeast, Japan and Russia to the northwest, Australia and New Zealand to the southwest, and various Pacific island groups. Battle of Midway Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: albatross Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: white tern Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: Laysan duck Midway Islands Laysan albatross: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Midway Islands: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added metadata. Nov 06, 2026
Add new Web site: National Park Service - World War II Facilities at Midway. May 02, 2026
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Welcome to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Nov 23, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Welcome to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Nov 23, 2024
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders. May 22, 2024
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders. May 21, 2024
Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - Midway Before and After. Apr 11, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - Midway�The North Pacific's Tiny Pet. Mar 01, 2024
Map added. Jun 12, 2023
Add new Web site: United States Fish and Wildlife Service - The Midway Atoll You Might Not Know. Feb 17, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - NAF Midway Island. Dec 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Midway Island. Sep 11, 2015
Media added. Jan 29, 2015
Revised text about the Battle of Midway. Jan 29, 2015
Added image of Midway Atoll. Aug 27, 2012
Added images of the Battle of Midway and of wildlife living in Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Jul 20, 2012
Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges. Aug 02, 2006
Article revised and updated. Jun 09, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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