Midway Island
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
Midway Island is a small atoll that is located in Earth's Pacific Ocean, specifically that region known as the Tropic of Cancer. It is near to the American state of Hawaii, the atoll of Wake Island, and is located "midway" between the east coast of North America and the island of Japan, in Asia.
In 2254, when the Talosians downloaded a map of the Pacific region from the library computer of the USS Enterprise, the island of Midway was one of the areas which was displayed. (TOS: "The Cage")
[edit] Background
Midway Island was not mentioned by name but can be seen fairly clearly on the map downloaded from the Enterprise computer in "The Cage". On the map, Midway Island appears as "Midway Is. U.S."
The Battle of Midway took place near to Midway Island which is considered a major turning point in World War II which ultimately led to the defeat of Japan in 1945. The USS Enterprise was among the American aircraft carriers present at the battle.
