Wake, W.

Japanese: ウェーク,W. - うぇーく
Wake, W.

…It is an atoll consisting of three small islands, with a land area of ​​6.5 km2. It was discovered by Europeans in 1568 by the Spanish navigator Mendaña, but the island's name comes from the name of the British captain William Wake, who arrived in 1796. It became a U.S. territory in 1899, and has been a naval and air force base since 1939. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wake, W." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…3個の小島からなる環礁で,陸地面積6.5km2。1568年,スペインの航海者メンダーニャによってヨーロッパ人の知見に入ったが,島名は1796年に来航したイギリス人船長ウィリアム・ウェークの名に由来する。1899年に米領となり,1939年から海・空軍の基地とされた。…

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