Johnston Atoll – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Johnston Atoll
n.
atoll in North Pacific Ocean (one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands) which forms a part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
Johnston Atoll
Johnston Atoll, also known as
Kalama Atoll to
Native Hawaiians, is an
unincorporated territory of the
United States currently administered by the United States Air Force (USAF) of the United States Department of Defense. The islands are visited annually by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public entry is only by special-use permit from the United States Air Force.
Johnston Atoll
Flag of Johnston Atoll
Background
Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston and Sand Islands were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934, and subsequently the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s, and until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction is now complete. Cleanup and closure of the facility was completed in 2004.
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Johnston Atoll
Airport Name: Johnston Atoll
Airport Location: Johnston Atoll, North Pacific Ocean
IATA Code: JON
ICAO Code: fill please
