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	Howland Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge consists of the 455 acre (1.84 km²) island and the surrounding 32,074 acres (129.80 km²) of submerged land.
		Howland Island was a refueling stop for American pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan on their round-the-world flight in 1937.
		Howland is primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howland_Island (898 words)

	Baker Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Baker Island is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the U.S. Its defense is the responsibility of the United States; though uninhabited, it is visited annually by the U.S. Coast Guard.
		In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island, with a population of four in the settlement Meyerton—as well as on nearby Howland Island—but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned.
		The island is primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baker_Island (557 words)

	Encyclopedia: Howland Island
		Howland Island lies 1650 sea miles to the southwest of Honolulu, and 48 miles north of the equator.
		Howland Island came into prominence in 1937, through the world flight attempted by Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred J. Noonan.
		Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge consists of the 455 acre (1.8 km²) island and the surrounding 32,074 acres (130 km²) of submerged land.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Howland-Island (4427 words)

	Howland Island. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The island was discovered by American traders and was claimed by the United States in 1856, along with Jarvis Island and Baker Island.
		While en route to Howland Island in 1937 the aviator Amelia Earhart was lost in the Pacific.
		Howland Island is under the U.S. Dept. of the Interior.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ho/HowlandI.html (189 words)

	PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - Track the Voyage - Kiribati
		A view of Howland Island from the 'crow's nest' of the Odyssey.
		Howland does have one notable feature, however, and it's visible several miles away: a solitary, painted tower reminiscent at a distance of a tombstone.
		Howland Island has become a particularly clear example of how humanity sometimes changes its priorities for the better in but a single human lifetime.
	www.pbs.org /odyssey/odyssey/20001204_log_transcript.html (673 words)

	PI - Baker, Howland, Jarvis Islands National Wildlife Refuge
		Baker consists of a 405-acre island surrounded by 30,504 acres of submerged land.
		Howland consists of a 455-acre island surrounded by 32,074 acres of submerged land.
		Jarvis consists of a 1,086-acre island surrounded by 35,397 acres of submerged land.
	www.fws.gov /pacificislands/wnwr/pbakernwr.html (216 words)

	Friedell's Report on the Colorado Search
		On Howland Island there are four weather observers, from Honolulu equipped with a direction finder for this flight, and a radio for communication with the Honolulu Radio Station, and the Coast Guard Cutter ITASCA.
		The first despatch cast definite doubt as to the location as being 281 miles north of Howland Island, due to the fact that it stated again that the plane could not use radio if actually in the water, and the region to the north of Howland as previously stated was entirely water.
		McKean Island was such that a plane could have made a safe crash landing either on the beach or in the center of the Island.
	www.tighar.org /Projects/Earhart/Documents/Friedell's_Report.html (4299 words)

	Howland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Both islands were worked until 1891 for the harvest of extensive deposits of guano.
		Howland Island {right map}(0° 48' N - 176° 38' W) The island is almost totally covered with grasses, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs.
		Howland Island provides nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife, unfortunately for the birds, there are also feral cats who now call this island home.
	atsea.nmfs.hawaii.edu /islands/howland.htm (140 words)

	Howland Island
		It and Baker Island, which lies about 35 miles to the south and a little east, are located northwest of the Phoenix group, and a 1000 miles west of Jarvis.
		On the same cruise of the Liholiho, Jarvis and Baker islands likewise were claimed, and shortly thereafter guano digging operations were begun on them by the American Guano Co., under bonds 1 and 2, dated October 28, 1856.
		Thereafter Howland was visited regularly by the American Guano Company's vessel which brought supplies to the guano islands.
	www.janeresture.com /howland (983 words)

	Howland, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article is about the town of Howland, in Maine.
		To see the article about Howland Island, go to Howland Island.
		Howland is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine, USA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howland,_Maine (436 words)

	Weir High School's Cyber Atlas: Howland Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Capital: none (administered from Washington, D. Howland Island was claimed by the United States under the Guano Act.
		According to the Interior Department, the U. landed colonists on the island in 1936 to reassert its claims but they were evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II.
		Howland Island is most famous for its airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan.
	whs.hanc.k12.wv.us /cyberatlas/Oceania/Howland (317 words)

	ipedia.com: Howland Island Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Howland Island is an uninhabited atoll located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean at 0 48 N, 176 38 W, about 1,600 miles southwest of Honolulu.
		In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Baker Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned.
		They left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again.
	www.ipedia.com /howland_island.html (602 words)

	Naval History Magazine: The Earhart Tragedy: Old Mystery, New Hypothesis, by John P. Riley, Jr.
		Unable to see the tiny island, it is logical that she would fly up and down the LOP and that is precisely what she told the Itasca she was doing.
		If Cipriani really had remained on Howland when the landing party was recalled, it seems logical that such a message would have been sent to NRUI2, the call letters he used with the portable radio equipment that he took ashore along with the portable direction finder.
		An authentic radio old-timer, he described Howland Island and his radio equipment: A National SW-3 receiver, crystal-controlled transmitter, which he made himself, with an 801 in the power amplifier, and a "Zep" antenna--half-wave, end-fed by 600-ohm open-wire feeders.
	www.usni.org /NavalHistory/articles00/nhriley.htm (5460 words)

	Recreation.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge, 50 miles north of the equator and 1,600 miles southwest of Honolulu, is a low, flat, sandy island with a narrow fringing reef.
		Threatened green sea turtles and endangered hawksbill turtles forage in the shallow waters on, and seaward of the reef along with hundreds of species of fishes, corals, and other invertebrates.
		Howland was exploited for commercial guano harvesting during the 19th century.
	www.recreation.gov /detail.cfm?ID=4007 (142 words)

	Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge
		Threatened green sea turtles and endangered hawksbill sea turtles forage in the shallow waters on, and seaward of the reef along with hundreds of species of fishes, corals, and other invertebrates.
		The refuge is part of the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, whose office is in Honolulu.
		Cats have been eradicated from the island within the last 20 years, and the refuge staff is monitoring the restoration of extirpated seabird species.
	www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=12512 (351 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Howland Island, Pacific Ocean
		Howland Island is a United States possession located in the north Pacific between Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
		The island is composed of coral fragments and is surrounded by an active fringing reef.
		High-resolution images such as this one are used to update geographic maps of reefs and islands, assess the health of reef ecosystems, and calculate bathymetry of the surrounding ocean bottom.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16779 (250 words)

	Howland Island
		The island was discovered by American traders and was claimed by the United States in 1856, along with
		Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands - Status: Territory Major sources and definitions These Pacific islands were claimed by the United...
		Lost Islands of the World - Traveler's guide to deserted islands for when you really, really want to be alone by Borgna Brunner...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0824361.html (246 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Associated Environmental ...
		Howland Island and Baker Island are part of the Phoenix Islands and Jarvis Island is part of the Line Island archipelago.
		These island refuges and their coral reefs provide habitat for thousands of nesting seabirds, endemic coral reef fish, giant clams, sea turtles, marine mammals, and other endangered species.
		With the exception of brief research and management visits, the refuges are closed to public visitation to: protect their fragile ecosystems from invasion by exotic species; and provide nesting habitat for seabirds that is free of predators and excessive human disturbance.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2005/September/Day-14/i18206.htm (584 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Baker Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century.
		In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned.
		Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/fq.html (300 words)

	Baker Island
		It was reported as Phoebe Island by Henry Foster, in the barque Sussex in 1843.
		They were worked continuously by the American Guano Co. from 1859 to 1878, many thousands of tons of guano having been dug, carted across to the landing on tram cars, and loaded with great difficulty through the pounding surf onto schooners and clipper ships, which were moored precariously to buoys on the lee side.
		It is difficult to attempt to detail the activities, adventures and hardships of this period; or to tell of the many shipwrecks, although a fairly complete history has been pieced together from scattered accounts.
	www.janeresture.com /baker (943 words)

	Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands
		These Pacific islands were claimed by the United States under the Guano Act of 1856 on May 13, 1936.
		Baker Island is an atoll with an area of approximately one square mile about 1,650 mi from Hawaii.
		Howland Island, 36 mi to the northwest, is 1 mile long and half a mile wide.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0113953.html (146 words)

	Howland Island Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ TheLocalColorArtGallery.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		Abbott's fictional Official Government Website of the Republic of Howland Baker and Jarvis describes (mostly without photography) a populated, thriving tourist destination on Howland and Baker Islands, including a faked CIA World Factbook entry, elaborate information on travel and tourism as well as imaginary air and sea travel information.
	www.thelocalcolorartgallery.com /encyclopedia/Howland_Island (1100 words)

	Howland Island on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Howland Hook Marks New Beginning in Rebirth of New York Maritime Commerce Business With Groundbreaking Ceremony for Expanded Facilities.
		Reverend Francis Cho, a chaplain for the International Seafarer's Center prays with seamen aboard a cargo container ship at the Howland Hook Terminal in Staten Island, New York, in August 2004.
		Freight services to Howland Hook Marine Terminal and other areas of Staten Island, New York, are to be restored after a decade of disuse.(United States)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HowlandI1.asp (825 words)

	Canoeing and Kayaking Howland Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Howland Island Boat Launch and Mosquito Point Bridge both offer lake access and parking for non-motorized watercraft recreationists.
		Howland Island Wildlife Management Area provides 3,600 acres of diverse habitat which supports a high level of biodiversity.
		The "island" was formed in the early 1900's when the NYS Barge Canal was built (the Seneca River borders the island to the north, the Barge Canal to the south).
	www.cayuganet.org /canoe/howland (204 words)

	Coast Guard Cutter Itasca
		From 26-30 June she held a position off and on the lee side of Howland Island awaiting the arrival of the Earhart plane.
		The flying conditions within a radius of 40 miles of Howland Island were excellent with an east wind of 8 to 13 miles per hour, the sea smooth and ceiling unlimited as far as could be observed.
		Five of the personnel and a radio operator were left on the island in charge of high frequency radio direction apparatus to obtain bearings, if possible, on the plane.
	www.uscg.mil /HQ/G-CP/HISTORY/WEBCUTTERS/Itasca_1930.html (3390 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Oceania: Howland and Baker Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		CIA - The World Factbook: Howland Island - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
		Howland Island Light - Photographs before and after conversion to a day beacon.
		Jane's Oceania - Howland Island - Includes history, maps and details of topography, plant and bird life.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Oceania/Howland_and_Baker_Islands (194 words)

	Howland Island/Geography - Wikipedia
		Location: Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
		Terrain: low-lying, nearly level, sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef; depressed central area
		Natural hazards: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howland_Island/Geography (175 words)

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