Tranquil and Remote by junge1
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Description
This small bridge connects Peale (left) with Wake Island, two of the three islands that form a horse shoe enclosing a lagoon that are commonly referred to as Wake Island. The island is off-limits to the public and only a about 200-300 military and civilians contract workers are housed there in support of a number of military operations in the Pacific.
Wake Island is located about 19d 16m N, and 166d 35m E. There is no indigenous population due to the lack of water. Nowadays, rainwater is caught in huge catchments and is supplemented by a distillation plant.
Distances (in statute miles) to the nearest islands are as follows:
Honolulu, Hawaii - 2300 miles (3,700km) east
Guam (Northern Mariana Islands) - 1500 miles (2,400km) west
Guam itself is located about 1,300 miles east of the Philippines.
Tokyo - 1985 miles (3,200km) northwest
Kwajalein (Marshall Islands) - 700 miles (1,100km) south.
Average elevation of the islands is 12-ft.
The climate of Wake Island is tropical with yearly max temps of 95F and min temp of 68F. Mean monthly temp is between 76 to 83F. Average annual rainfall is less than 40 inches.
In August 2006 Typhoon 'Ioke', a category 5 super typhoon with wind speeds in excess of 185mph (298kmh) hit the island. By August 31 the southwestern eye wall passed over the islands driving a 20-ft. storm surge and waves directly into the lagoon, destroying among other structures the bridge shown in this upload.
This picture was taken in March 1990 and later scanned. View in this picture is toward the open ocean.
Thanks for visiting,
Sig...
Comments (30)
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture and great information
carlx
Superb colors, light, atmosphere and mood!!!
renecyberdoc
i read about the wwii part of wake.
flavia49
wonderful image!!!
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful image and colors ! great info !
casmindo
another nice picture!
bazza
Great shot Love the boat anchor lol, great info too!
debbielove
Cool (although it wasn't!) shot.. Great info and thanks for that, Sig.. Always greatful for it.. Rob
bkhook
Nice shot and history. I wouldn't have wanted to be there when the typhoon hit.
farmerC
Beautiful shot.
ysvry
great foto of this god forsaken place.
unstart
Wonderful photo and geography lesson!
Minda
beautiful photo and i love it sig..
flora-crassella
WONDERFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
beachzz
Your fotos take us all over the world and I love that. I'll never get to most of them, so thanks for the armchair journeys!!
emmecielle
Wonderful photo! :)
Dreamingbee
what a wonderful place and shot !!!!!
lior
A superb capture!
0rest4wicked
Great image, can feel the wind blow!
sandra46
splendid image great mood!!!
drifterlee
Nice shot!!
npauling
A lovely capture and it does look peaceful.
auntietk
This is wonderful! The color of the water is gorgeous. Excellent image!
bebert
very nice view
lyron
Wonderful place. Great shot!!
watapki66
Great shot!
flaviok
Fascinante captura, meu amigo, aplausos (5)
dbrv6
Stark - great atmosphere in this capture.
danapommet
Beautiful capture Sig! Wonderful scam and information. Dana