Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Travel guide - Pearl harbor on the way? Or Hawaii Island? Why can't you find this place on the world map?

Pearl harbor on the way? Or Hawaii Island? Why can't you find this place on the world map?

Midway is not Pearl Harbor or Hawaii.

Midway Island is located in the central Pacific Ocean, 265,438+000 kilometers northwest of Honolulu. It belongs to Polynesia and is an unorganized territory of the United States. Midway Island is a coral atoll with a geographical location of 2812' 38 "north latitude and 24 kilometers east longitude177 21'16" east longitude. The land area is 5 square kilometers, which consists of Sande Island, Dongdao Island and Shazui Island, and it has a subtropical climate.

Oahu, the island where Pearl Harbor is located, is one of the Hawaiian Islands and the capital of Hawaii. It is said that this place was once rich in oysters with pearls, hence its name. Located in the northern Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands are the transportation hubs in the Pacific Ocean, which are distributed in the northwest and southeast, which means that Pearl Harbor belongs to the Hawaiian Islands.

The geographical location of Midway Island is shown in the figure.