A webcast photographic expedition to Palmyra Atoll, 1000 miles south of Hawaii. Features history and photography and video of coral reefs and Palmyra's wildlife. www.oneworldjourneys.com/palmyra/index.html
The Nature Conservancy's introduction to their purchase to preserve fauna and flora of the atoll. With timeline, illustrations. nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/palmyra
Article about the aura of the islands in the light of past events and visitors' travelogues. Includes excerpts about the ownership of the island. www.labyrinth13.com/Palmyra.htm
A privately owned, uninhabited collection of 50 islets, Palmyra Atoll is situated some 990 miles southwest of Hawaii. Administered by the United States since 1898, the atoll is covered in dense vegetation, including coconut palms, which have prospered in www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lq.html
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