The atoll of Wake Island #
![The atoll of Wake Island The atoll of Wake Island](/attach/Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Wake_Island/Pictures/Factbook_Pictures/110wq/110wq.jpg)
Image courtesy of NASA., under PD
The atoll of Wake Island is composed of Wake Island proper and the smaller Peale and Wilkes Islands for a total land surface area of 6.5 sq km (2.5 sq mi). Like many atolls in the Pacific, the islands and associated reefs formed around a submerged volcano. The lagoon in the center of the islands marks the approximate location of the summit crater.