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the resources the reviews the forums the calendar the links search back to all reviews... check out more reviews by country... midway islands: general info · fast facts · trivia history · maps · forum MIDWAY ISLANDS Calling Code: +    The US took formal possession of the islands in 1867. The laying of the trans-Pacific cable, which passed through the islands, brought the first residents in 1903. Between 1935 and 1947, Midway was used as a refueling stop for trans-Pacific flights. The US naval victory over a Japanese fleet off Midway in 1942 was one of the turning points of World War II. The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. Today the islands are a National Wildlife Refuge and are the site of the world's largest Laysan albatross colony.

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