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Palmyra Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the Line Islands in Micronesia, 1,105 mi (1,778 km) (or 960 nautical miles) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa. Its nearest neighbor is uninhabited Kingman Reef to the northwest; the nearest inhabited islands are those of Kiribati .
Oct 8, 2020 · The Palmyra atoll was an uninhabited tropical paradise – until the rats arrived (Credit Island Conservation) Palmyra had been an isolated and tranquil Pacific atoll, until a 20th-Century ...
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is the only refuge that allows recreational access with a visiting vessel Special Use Permit. Access to all other refuges within the Monument are primarily limited to management activities or research through the use of a Special Use Permit.
Dec 7, 2020 · On a tiny atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a remarkable rehabilitation project is playing out. Palmyra Atoll—used as a U.S. military base during World War II—has no permanent human ...
By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) January 30, 2012. The Palmyra Atoll is smack dab in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Vibrant coral reefs and tropical fish fill its surrounding waters. On land, strange-looking crabs feast on fruit in lush, cathedral-like jungles. This oceanic paradise is a living laboratory for the Palmyra Atoll ...
A fascinating history - Palmyra Atoll is among the most isolated places in the world. Situated nearly 1,000 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands, it is truly a marine wilderness in the Pacific. This tiny central Pacific atoll is a complex of small islands and islets encircling three lagoons and surrounded by more than 16,000 acres of coral reefs.
May 6, 2011 · The USGS and others in the Palmyra Atoll Research Consortium continue to investigate the forests and shores of these islands. Underwater, Palmyra is now one of the world's few unfished coral reef ecosystems, with healthy populations of large predatory fish and sharks. It provides a perfect baseline for comparison with atolls that are suffering ...
