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- Today, Palmyra is a TNC preserve within a National Wildlife Refuge and further protected—out to 50 nautical miles—by the national monument, the largest collection of ocean and islands protected under a single jurisdiction in the world.
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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.
- Aliciamarie Rodriguez
Palmyra Atoll (/ p æ l ˈ m aɪ r ə /), 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.
Dec 31, 2020 · Roger Lextrait was the last private resident and private caretaker of the Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It was a lonely life. There was so much beauty that it made the island magical.
Feb 24, 2021 · Palmyra Atoll, a remote set of islets in the Pacific Ocean, was once used as a military base and is now a key hub for US climate research.
- Josh Marcus
The northernmost atoll in the Line Islands Archipelago halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa is Palmyra Atoll. Palmyra is a National Wildlife Refuge administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services in the Department of Interior as transferred from the Office of Insular Affairs to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on January 18, 2001.
Today, Palmyra is a TNC preserve within a National Wildlife Refuge and further protected—out to 50 nautical miles—by the national monument, the largest collection of ocean and islands protected under a single jurisdiction in the world.
Located a 1,000 miles south of Hawai'i, Palmyra Atoll is one of the most spectacular marine wilderness areas on Earth. The Nature Conservancy bought Palmyra in 2000. Today, Palmyra is a national marine monument and the Conservancy and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are partnering to protect it.
