island , properly {{w Wake Island, in|r/Micronesia}}, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior and used solely by the United States Air Force.
Origin
English and Scottish surname from Old Norse vakr. The island is named after sea captain Samuel Wake, its supposed discoverer.
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