USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pearl Harbor is approximately ____ miles from Japan.
A
100
B
2, 000
C
10, 000
D
4, 000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Where Is Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is located near the center of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 2, 000 miles from the U.S. mainland and about 4, 000 miles from Japan.

Detailed explanation-2: -The distance between Tokyo and Pearl Harbor is 3865 miles. How long does it take to get from Tokyo to Pearl Harbor? It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Tokyo to Pearl Harbor, including transfers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began at 7:55 that morning. The entire attack took only one hour and 15 minutes.

Detailed explanation-4: -It has 10 square miles (26 square km) of navigable water and hundreds of anchorages and covers a land area of more than 10, 000 acres (4, 000 hectares). Its four lochs are formed by the Waipio and Pearl City peninsulas and Ford Island.

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