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Johnston Atoll is comprised of four island: Johnston, Sand, East and North. Only Johnston Island is inhabited by humans. Sand, East and North Islands are "birds only" sanctuaries and are small spots of coral sand in the lagoon. Johnston itself is only 2 miles long, 1 / 2 mile wide and seven feet high. Rogers and Hammerstein were't thinking of this place when they did "South Pacific". The atoll is located 800 miles southwest of Hawaii and is currently the home of the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS). Previously, Johnston Atoll was the primary testing site during the 1960s atmospheric nuclear testing. During World War II, it was an important aircraft refueling stop for planes on the way to the South Pacific.

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Nautical chart NOAA navigational chart. Scale 1:50,000 1990 (289K) www.lib.utexas.edu/../../johnston_atoll_90.jpg

A Brief History A good, brief summary of JI history from Jane's Oceania Home Page. www.janeresture.com/johnston

Current Weather: Weather Underground Weather reports via Weather Underground www.wunderground.com/global/stations/91275.html

Johnston Island DX Expedition - 2001 A ham radio expedition to Johnston Island, 2001. www.qsl.net/k3j

The World Factbook General information on the atoll from the CIA. www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/jq.html

Current Weather: NOAA Weather reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/PJON.html

JI Pictures from 1960s A collection of JI pictures from the Portland Atomic Veterans Association www.aracnet.com/~pdxavets/barrow1a.htm

Climate Summary: 1951-2000 Weather statistics and trends from 1951 to present. www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?pijohn

Aloha From Johnston Island A few pictures of a small Island in the middle of the Pacific. home.earthlink.net/~markinthepacific/index.html

Johnston Island II Pictures and information about a small Island in the middle of the Pacific. www.trvnet.net/~rockymtn/index.html