The Leeward Islands of Hawaii which are also referred to as the Northwestern Islands of Hawaii, 130 islands, islets, atolls and shoals stretch 1,200 miles northwest of Kauai and Niihau ending with Kure Atoll about 55 miles northwest of Midway Atoll - site of the historic World War II naval battle between the American and Japanese navies: the Battle of Midway. The Northwestern Islands of Hawaii are the largest nature preserve in the world and Kure is the northernmost coral atoll in the world. The Leeward Hawaiian Islands comprise the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument formerly called the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument.
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