ocr: MIDWAYISLANDS - € Status: Unincorporated territory of the USA Claimed: 1867 Capital: None Population: 453 Density 236 per sq.mile NAMED BECAUSE OF ITS PUSITIUN on the route between California andJapan, Midway is a coral atoll at the western end of the Hawaiian islands. The scene of a major World War II battle, the atoll comprises two large islands, totaling over 1.5 sq. miles, and several smaller ones. Midway functions as a naval air base and wildlife refuge. The population is limitedto military personnel and civilian contractors.
