Wednesday is the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which turned the tide against the Japanese during World War II, ...

(Google Maps ) The Midway Atoll is home to the largest albatross ... So they fly out over the entire Pacific ocean, collecting food. And what they're looking for is bite-sized pieces of floating ...

a fishing boat named the Wandering Minstrel ran aground on the coral reefs surrounding Midway Atoll, then one of the most remote and least hospitable specks of land in the Pacific Ocean.

An international scientific expedition has revealed a South Pacific ... maps and marine charts does not, in fact, exist. The ‘undiscovery’ of the island – which until now was midway between ...

Midway was the beginning of the U.S. march across the Pacific, which ended with Japan’s surrender on Sept. 2, 1945. Midway is perhaps best remembered thanks to two major motion pictures ...

Mark Stille, the veteran author of numerous books on naval history, among them Pacific Carrier War and ... and their plans as the two fleets move into the waters off Midway Island. He also provides a ...

While America's massive fleet of aircraft carriers is difficult to sink, they are sadly not unsinkable. The title of this article refers to Midway Atoll as an "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," but as ...

Cartographers everywhere are now rushing to undiscover Sandy Island for ever A South Pacific island ... named Sandy Island on Google maps, was positioned midway between Australia and French ...

SHE DID IT AGAIN! Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll ...

A South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and ... The supposedly sizeable strip of land, named Sandy Island on Google maps, was positioned midway between Australia and French-governed New ...

Midway Island was handed over to the National Park Service in 1996, and today, it's a fully functioning bird sanctuary and national memorial. The Commercial Pacific Cable Company also utilizes the ...