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Wake Island

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Location

The Resume

    (October 20, 1568- )
    Three coral islands built up on an underwater volcano in the North Pacific Ocean
    Smaller than Washington, DC
    Territory of the US

Why Wake Island might be annoying:

    It is occasionally hit by typhoons.
    Marshall Islands has a claim on Wake Island.
    Put together, they're about 3 square miles. And there's no water whatsoever.
    Wake gets the publicity, but Wilkes and Peale Islands are there, too.

Why Wake Island might not be annoying:

    No one lives there.
    It has a paved airport 2,300 miles west of Honolulu and 1,985 miles southeast of Tokyo. It was an important stop for planes and ships and is now occasionally used by US military, some commercial cargo planes, and for emergency landings.
    It was a strategic military base during World War II.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 25.81% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 103 Votes: 47.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 134 Votes: 46.27% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 235 Votes: 42.55% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 241 Votes: 43.57% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 578 Votes: 46.89% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1664 Votes: 39.48% Annoying