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Palmyra Atoll ( / pælˈmaɪrə / ), also referred to as Palmyra Island, is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati ). It is located almost due south of the Hawaiian Islands, roughly one-third of the way between Hawaii and American Samoa. North America is about 3,300 miles (5,300 kilometers) northeast ...
American territories are under American sovereignty and, ... Palmyra Atoll (formally known as ... 1935–1942 and 1945–1946 (islands under Japanese occupation, ...
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Palmyra Atoll is part of the Line Islands, a remote island chain in the Pacific Ocean, more than 1,000 miles south of Honolulu. It was claimed by the USA as part of the Guano Islands Act in 1859, though reportedly devoid of any mineable guano. The islands of the atoll have been privately owned since then, changing hands often.
The atoll received its name from the American vessel Palmyra under the command of Captain Sawle, who sought shelter there on November 7, 1802. On February 26, 1862, His Majesty, Kamehameha IV (1834-1863), Fourth King of Hawaii (1854-1863), issued a commission to Captain Zenas Bent and Mr. Johnson B. Wilkinson, both Hawaiian citizens, to sail to ...
May 8, 2023 · Palmyra Atoll is a magnificent cluster of uninhabited coral islets 960 miles (1,450 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. The atoll was purchased for $30 million (£21 million) from the Fullard-Leos family, a Honolulu family that had owned it for 80 years. The acquisition makes Palmyra the most expensive island ever sold.
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Palmyra Atoll: Republic of Hawaii: 1898: Guam: Queen Regent of Spain: 1899: Puerto Rico: Queen Regent of Spain: 1899: American Samoa: Queen Regnant of the United Kingdom and the German Emperor (King of Prussia) [confirmed by the acts of cession of the matai of Tutuila and Aunu'u on April 17, 1900, and of Tuimanu'a and the matai of Manu'a on ...
Welcome to Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge! Just about halfway between Hawai‘i and American Samoa lies Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Palmyra consists of a circular string of about 26 islets nestled among several lagoons and encircled by 15,000 acres of shallow turquoise reefs and deep blue submerged reefs. It is the northernmost atoll in the Line Islands in the equatorial ...
