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Battle of Midway Map Analysis
Near the western end of the Hawaiian archipelago, Midway comprises a coral atoll with a circumference of 15 miles (24 km) enclosing two main
islands—Eastern (Green) and Sand islands. Its total land area is 2.4 square miles (6.2 square km).
1. Locate the Hawaiian Islands on Map 1. Using the map scale, approximately how many miles is Pearl Harbor from Los Angeles, California?
2. Locate Midway Island on Map 1. Using the map scale, approximately how many miles is Pearl Harbor from the Midway Islands?
3. Why do you think Midway is called
Midway
?
4. Using the map scale on Map 2, by June 1942 approximately how close was the Japanese limit of advance to Midway?
5. Based on both maps, why do you think the two tiny islands were such a
strategic objective for the Japanese military?
6. If the Japanese were successful in capturing Midway, what do you think their
next objective might be?
7. What do you think a danger to the Japanese naval ships would be if they
attempted to seize Midway? THINK about distance.
8. What do you think a danger to the American Navy would be if the
Japanese military succeeded in seizing Midway?
Coral Reef
Surrounding
Midway
