Wake Island

coral atoll in the North Pacific Ocean administered by the US and also claimed by the Marshall Islands
Organization atoll Q43296
Wake Island
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Wake Island

Summary

Wake Island is an atoll[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of atoll entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,816 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wake Island is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands[3].
  • Wake Island is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wake Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[5].
  • Wake Island's image is recorded as Aerial view of Wake Island in July 2014.JPG[6].
  • Wake Island's instance of is recorded as atoll[7].
  • Wake Island's instance of is recorded as insular area of the United States[8].
  • Wake Island's instance of is recorded as unincorporated territory of the United States[9].
  • Wake Island's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[10].
  • Wake Island's official language is recorded as English[11].
  • Wake Island's flag image is recorded as Flag of Wake Island.svg[12].
  • Wake Island's coat of arms image is recorded as Great Seal of the United States (obverse).svg[13].
  • Samuel Wake is named after Wake Island[14].
  • Wake Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243843204[15].
  • Wake Island's GND ID is recorded as 4401852-6[16].
  • Wake Island's locator map image is recorded as Wake Island in Oceania (small islands magnified).svg[17].
  • Wake Island's postal code is recorded as 96898[18].
  • Wake Island's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as UM-79[19].
  • Wake Island's part of is recorded as United States[20].
  • Wake Island's Commons category is recorded as Wake Island[21].
  • Wake Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 6430384[22].
  • Wake Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00[23].
  • Wake Island's has part is recorded as Wake Island[24].
  • Wake Island's has part is recorded as Wilkes Island[25].
  • Wake Island's has part is recorded as Peale Island[26].
  • Wake Island's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1802700[27].

Body

Identity

Wake Island's part of is recorded as United States[20].

Why It Matters

Wake Island ranks in the top 1% of atoll entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,816 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · ToscaHardy · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Wake Island
    Coordinate location {'lat': 19.3, 'lon': 166.63333333333}
    Located in/on physical feature Micronesia
    Located in
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