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Coordinates: 5°53′1″N 162°4′42″W. Orthographic projection over Palmyra Atoll. Palmyra Atoll ( / pælˈmaɪrə / ), also referred to as Palmyra Island, is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati ).
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Palmyra Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the Line Islands in Micronesia, 1,105 mi 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. Map. Directions. Satellite.
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 ...
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Palmyra is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati Line Islands), located almost due south of the Hawaiian Islands, roughly one-third of the way between...
For more information on Palmyra Atoll, The Nature Conservancy may be contacted at this website: http://www.nature.org/. Geography Palmyra Atoll is situated nine hundred sixty miles south by west of Honolulu and three hundred fifty-two miles north of the Equator.
Palmyra Atoll, coral atoll, unincorporated territory of the United States, in the Northern Line Islands in the west-central Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southwest of Honolulu. It comprises some 50 islets with a combined area of 4 square miles (10 square km) and an average elevation.
Global Importance. Palmyra is a resilient, adaptive and biodiverse atoll. Its unique, intact ecosystems from land to sea allow nature to persist and thrive despite climate impacts. Research from Palmyra can inform conservation action throughout the Pacific and beyond.
