Tern Island (Hawaii)
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Tern Island is a coral island located near French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. It is approximately 490 miles (790 kilometers) west-northwest of Oahu.
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Coordinates | 23.870°N 166.284°W / 23.870; -166.284 |
Area | 26.014 acres (10.527 ha) |
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The island provides a breeding habitat to 18 species of seabirds, green sea turtles, and Hawaiian monk seals.[1]
The Naval Air Station's WWII seawall, runway, and some of the buildings remain.[2]