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    • Palmyra Atoll | Wildlife, Coral Reefs & Marine Life | Britannica
      • The atoll was sighted in 1798 by an American ship under the command of Capt. Edmund Fanning, but the ship did not land. In 1802 the American ship Palmyra made landfall. The atoll was annexed by the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1862 and by Britain in 1889. In 1898 the United States annexed Palmyra as part of the Hawaiian Islands territory.
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      Palmyra Atoll | Wildlife, Coral Reefs & Marine Life | Britannica

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Palmyra_AtollPalmyra Atoll - Wikipedia

    Palmyra is an incorporated territory of the United States (the only such territory since 1959), meaning that it is subject to all provisions of the U.S. Constitution and is permanently under American sovereignty.

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  4. www.doi.gov › oia › islandsPalmyra Atoll | U.S. Department of the Interior

    So, when Hawaii (excluding Palmyra Atoll) was admitted as one of the several States, Palmyra remained and continues to remain an incorporated U.S. territory. It is, in fact, of the fourteen U.S. insular areas, the only incorporated U.S. territory, that is, a Territory.

  5. www.cntraveler.com › palmyra-atoll-mapheadThe Remote Pacific Island That's Also an American Territory

    Jul 21, 2014 · A tiny Pacific island called Palmyra Atoll has, for the past 55 years, been America’s last incorporated territory. Palmyra Atoll is one of the most remote places on Earth. Located about...

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  7. www.britannica.com › place › Palmyra-AtollPalmyra Atoll | Wildlife, Coral Reefs & Marine Life | Britannica

    The atoll was sighted in 1798 by an American ship under the command of Capt. Edmund Fanning, but the ship did not land. In 1802 the American ship Palmyra made landfall. The atoll was annexed by the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1862 and by Britain in 1889. In 1898 the United States annexed Palmyra as part of the Hawaiian Islands territory.

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  8. www.nature.org › palmyra-175-years-of-sciencePalmyra: 175 Years Of Science | The Nature Conservancy

    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.

  9. www.independent.co.uk › news › worldPalmyra Atoll: The tiny US island at the heart of climate ...

    Feb 24, 2021 · Josh Marcus. San Francisco. Wednesday 24 February 2021 19:41 GMT. Comments. 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...

  10. www.cia.gov › countries › palmyra-atollWorld Factbook Glyph

    Apr 24, 2024 · Palmyra Atoll: black rats, believed to have been introduced to the atoll during the US military occupation of the 1940s, severely degraded the ecosystem outcompeting native species (seabirds, crabs); following a successful rat removal project in 2011, native flora and fauna have begun to recover

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