Which best explains why midway island became a key territory in the pacific?

Island of Midway was established as a Naval base and remained prominent in the U.S. military due to its strategic location in the Pacific Ocean

Explanation:

Following World War II, the Island of Midway was established as a Naval base and remained prominent in the U.S. military due to its strategic location in the Pacific Ocean. By the late 1950's, the island became host to radar aircraft and crews that were a part of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) system.

The name Midway dates from the islands' formal annexation by the United States in 1867. ... In 1940 the U.S. Navy began work on an air and submarine base there. During World War II the atoll became an important strategic objective for the Japanese.

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