Talk:Midway Atoll

message: The article says "The atoll has three airstrips", but the map clearly 
shows six airstrips.  What gives?  Dominus 04:25 26 May 2003 (UTC)
The map shows two - so we still have a mystery to resolve. Tannin
Yes, I agree, two are shown.  An airstrip can have many runways.  New point.  Name "Midway Islands" is incorect. It is Midway Atoll. Marshman
As a former resident of Midway, I can tell you that it has only one usable runway.  The north-south runway on the main island was closed many years ago.  It was closed in 1974/75 when I was stationed there.  All runways on Eastern Island were abandoned even earlier.  As far as "Island" or "Atoll", it is simply currently politically correct to call it an Atoll now.  Back in the 70's, we knew it only as "Midway Island".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gedstrom (talk • contribs) 17:33, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure where to input my thoughts.  The history of Midway Atoll, is very interesting to me, but for some reason, the addition of Naval Air squadron's that were there in the 50-60's is completely missing.  We had planes in the air 24 hours a day that went from Midway to the Aleutian Islands.  The squadron was a detachment from Barbers Point. Not sure when the squadron at Midway was started or when it ended, nor the number of sailors that were there.  There were a number of wives and families that were also there.  I was stationed there from 1959-1960. Galgrim (talk) 15:27, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can point to any newspaper articles, history books, or other reliable sources that talk about them, then please do add information or share it here so that someone can work it in. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 15:35, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Airstrips

message: What is the climate of the Midway Islands? Given that it is located around 28 degrees N, I wouldn't be surprised if it were similar to a Mediterranean climate, like that of northern Baja California. I know it gets heavy winter rains, but I'm assuming the summers would be dry/rainless. Anybody know if there are detailed climate stats out there? And if so, can we add them to the Geography section?207.216.49.234 20:50, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Climate

message: I'm running a vote to see if people want to add an interesting tidbit about a reference to a game.
In the game Ace Combat 5, the main protagonists are stationed on "Sand Island", a nice tropical place modeled after Midway, with the only change being a rather large island with a mountain in the north-east. The amazing thing is that every little detail, down to the tiny peninsula in the south of Sand Island to the runways, the reefs and even the dock is modeled exactly after Midway.
So, shall we accept this tidbit? - RPharazon 01:26, 23 Jul 2005
:No. What is amazing about it? Authors use real places for descriptions of "imaginary" ones all the time - Marshman 19:11, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've played all Ace Combat games, and the similarity is increadable. I think the team at Project Aces have taken the idea from this base, so I think it should be mentioned under Trivia. Pash Master (talk) 13:05, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Trivia is not allowed on Wikipedia.  I don't see why it needs to be mentioned here, either.  If you want to mention it on Ace combat, why not mention it being on Microsoft_Flight_Simulator?  Honestly I find it a pointless mention.Kyprosサマ (talk) 21:13, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe you can start a section called "Midway Atoll in Popular Culture". That would be more appropriate. I have a few things I can add to it to start it off nicely and it can be expanded over time. Actually, I'll create it if no one wants to protest.--Abusing (talk) 19:28, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Game Reference?

message: This article contradicts the Hawaiian Islands article. The Islands article says the Leeward Islands are part of the state of Hawaii -- including Midway. However this article says Midway is unincorporated territory. So which is correct? 23skidoo 20:37, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct is that Midway Atoll is politically a separated Unorganized Unincorporated Territory, not a part of Hawaii. Geographically, however, Midway Atoll is a part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.Ratzer 19:38, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

text: BTW I do not see where the Hawaiian Islands article states that Midway is part of the State of Hawaii. Midway is part of the Hawaiian Islands, yes, but this is a geographical term.Ratzer 19:40, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As you note, Midway Atoll is not part of the State of Hawaii. Thus, I deleted the State of Hawaii template from this article and adjusted that template accordingly. Goeverywhere 02:50, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Contradiction with Hawaiian Islands article

message: It seems as though the gov't wants to open it up for tourism again:
http://www.fws.gov/midway/VSP/MidwayVSPindex.html
"The Interim Visitor Services Plan for Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway Memorial, and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument’s Midway Atoll Special Management Area was approved on May 23, 2007. It provides for a small visitor program, probably beginning in 2008.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is now working with a variety of entities who have expressed interest in bringing guided groups to Midway Atoll. If you are interested in sponsoring a group visit to Midway, please contact us at midway@fws.gov. We will also offer opportunities for individuals to come independent of guided tours in 2008. As our schedule of visitor opportunities is developed, we will post it on our website.
The approved plan and its appendices may be downloaded via the links below. We are now turning our attention to plan implementation, including hiring additional staff to support the visitor program. Thank you for your continued patience as we work to make Midway Atoll more available for visitation!" 218.215.9.28 (talk) 13:42, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Semi-open for business

message: I am working on a section about the environment, specifically about marine debris, washing up on the shores, and the damage to the albatross population.
I will move the bird info from Geography and Geology section to a new Wildlife section. If anybody objects, please revert and tell me to butt out. Thanks!
If anybody wishes to contrib and expand this bit, please do. See also Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and Kamilo Beach
--Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:02, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Environment section

message: Can we please have a suitable map which shows Midway in relation to the other Hawaii Islands?
IceDragon64 (talk) 00:33, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The article now includes a map of Midway in relationship to the other Hawaiian Islands so I removed the requested map template. Transpoman (talk) 11:33, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: One more map, please

message: I've removed the photo (at right) that purports to show a lava flow exposed on the Midway shoreline from the article, since the lava underlying the atoll has been found to lie hundreds of feet underground. --Avenue (talk) 08:17, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exposed lava photo 

message: According to official list “Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty” published by the Department of State correct name is ‘Midway Islands’ . According to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names official name is ‘Midway Islands’ , , and name ‘Midway Atoll’ is only variant name (as well as is used as part of name of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge). So, article should be moved to official name ‘Midway Islands’. Aotearoa (talk) 08:15, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name again 

message: There should not be a whole article dedicated to bibliography. Epicgenius(give him tirade • check out damage)  15:30, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Bibliography of Midway Atoll]] 

message: No Wiki reference to Sand Island or Eastern Island. In light of rising sea levels of global warming it might be enlightening to list the height above sea level. The WWII Battle of Midway info (not in Wiki) lists the highest point on the Eastern Island with the Airbase was 12 feet above sea level,and Sand Island was 15 feet above sea level. Also the area figures: they show "atoll" smaller than "lagoon" which doesn't sound right.
Shjacks45 (talk) 00:10, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Still no info on this. Read the section about the tsunami swamping the island, which led me to believe they are very flat, indeed. ⇔ ChristTrekker 20:04, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, the elevation of Sand Island, when I was there, was listed at 14 ft.  There was tsunami headed for the island in the 60's, while I was there, and we had all the planes in the air and the sailors were berthed that night in berthing on the top area of the hanger. However, the tide came up only 4 feet that time. Galgrim (talk) 14:58, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of physical information 

message: Is there any historic reason why Midway was never part of the state of Hawaii? If there is a specific reason it might be worth adding it to the article... Grutness...wha? 05:27, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm curious too, as I'm sure some other readers must be, but I'm having a hard time finding sources. Wikipedia depends on sources, so if someone finds a good one, please post it here or expand the article. Jonathunder (talk) 00:44, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why not in Hawaii? 

message: I made a possible infobox in my sandbox for this page. I wanted to see if there are any problems with it before I put it up on this page. What do you think? Replaceinkcartridges (talk) 20:17, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Lots of good information on there, but the atoll isn't a country. I'd recommend using Infobox: settlement or Infobox: islands instead. PaintedCarpet (talk) 16:56, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll try to change the infobox to a settlement. Sounds like a good idea. Replaceinkcartridges (talk) 15:48, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible Infobox 

message: Substituted at 00:01, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: The infobox says 40, but the lead says 100-200. Which is it? Richard75 (talk) 00:42, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population