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Tern Island is a tiny coral island located in the French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, at , approximately 490 miles west north west of Oahu. It has a land area of . The island provides a breeding habitat to millions of nesting seabirds, threatened Hawaiian green sea turtles, and endangered Hawaiian monk seals. It is maintained as a field station in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ==History== After the Battle of Midway, the U.S. Navy built a Naval Air Station on Tern Island, enlarging the island sufficiently to support a 3300 ft. (1005 m) landing strip. The Station's main function was as an emergency landing site for planes flying between Hawaii and Midway Atoll. The original seawall, runway, and some of the buildings remain. The aforementioned Naval base operated from 1942 to 1946, and a U.S. Coast Guard station operated from 1952 until 1979.〔(Tern Island )〕 In 1969, a tsunami wiped out much of the station, and it had to be rebuilt.〔(LORAN Station French Frigate Shotals )〕 A Piper Aztec has landed over 600 times at Tern Island.〔(Heart of the sanctuary )〕 There are typically monthly flights to Honolulu for mail, but heavier cargo typically comes by water.〔(Tern Island - at Work )〕 An alternative is email, either by satellite phone or the island's broadband internet connection.〔 The old U.S. Coast Guard barracks continued to be used into the 21st century.〔 Upgrades include the cleanup of old waste, improved water tanks, and solar power.〔 The solar power runs a reverse osmosis water maker, capable of producing 1200 gallons a day.〔 There is also a diesel generator with a 500-gallon fuel tank.〔 In 2009, a USCG C-130 landed and took off from Tern to rescue the residents from Hurricane Neki.〔(U.S. Coast Guard aircrew rescues 10 from French Frigate Shoals )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tern Island (Hawaii)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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