ke Atoll, at 19°18' N, 166°38' E, is one of the Earth's most isolated landmasses. It is approximately 1,700 miles (2,700 km) from Japan and 2,000 miles (3,100 km) from Honolulu. The nearest point of land is tiny Taongi Atoll in the northern Marshall Islands, located about 350 miles (550 km) to the southeast. As this island is seldom visited by ornithologists, its avifauna is little known. Wake Atoll—usually referred to as Wake Island—consists of three islets, though only one is correctly named Wake Island.