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	Phoenix Islands
		At Kanton our area of study was three miles to either side of the Heraclitus' anchorage, on the western side of the island where we were afforded protection from wind and swells.
		Bleaching began, notably in the lagoons of Kanton and Orona, and mostly to the genera Echinopora, Goniastrea and Acropora.
		Sydney is an uninhabited island with dense vegetation on it.
	www.pcrf.org /science/Canton/reefreport.html (1779 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Kanton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Kanton KANTON [Kanton], coral atoll, 3.5 sq mi (9 sq km), central Pacific, largest of the Phoenix Islands, which comprise part of Kiribati, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) SE of Honolulu, Hawaii.
		Annexed by the British at the end of the 19th cent., the island was also claimed by American guano companies.
		Phoenix Islands PHOENIX ISLANDS [Phoenix Islands] group of eight islands, 11 sq mi (28 sq km), central Pacific, N of Samoa.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Kanton (284 words)

	Phoenix Islands @ National Geographic Magazine
		The islands' recorded history really begins with the whalers of the early 1800s, when the waters around the Phoenix Islands were a prime area for sperm whale hunting, and whaling ships were often in the area.
		A number of the Phoenix Islands were mined for guano in the mid-1800s, but supplies were exhausted there earlier than in the rest of Kiribati, and the miners departed after a few years.
		After Kiribati declared its independence in 1979, a small group of colonists from the Gilberts was sent to Kanton to act as caretakers for the island group, and in 2001 a settlement scheme for Orona was begun.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0402/feature3/index.html (1856 words)

	Southern Pacific Islands quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Apart from the main island it consists of uninhabited islands Henderson, Ducie and Oeno.
		Viti Levu is the largest island of this island nation.
		The Phoenix Islands is a group of 8 small coral atolls, part of Kiribati.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=97321 (296 words)

	Commonwealth Secretariat - Geography
		Its 33 islands are scattered across 5.2 million sq km of ocean.
		These are as follows (headquarters islands in brackets): Banaba (Banaba), northern Kiribati (Butaritari), central Kiribati (Abemama), southern Kiribati (Tabiteuea), south-eastern Kiribati (Beru), Line Islands (Kiritimati), Phoenix Islands (Kanton).
		In 1997, Kiritimati was devastated by El Niño which, according to scientists studying the island, brought heavy rainfall, a half-metre rise in sea level and extensive flooding.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=139209 (627 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The island is surrounded by a fringing reef, 100-200 m wide.
		The island was bonded under the 1856 American Guano Act in March 1859, and was mined for phosphate between 1839 and 1870, by which time all reserves were exhausted.
		The island is valued for the variety and naturalness of its terrestrial habitats and large breeding populations of seabirds, several of which are of outstanding international importance.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wetlands/mckean_i.htm (762 words)

	Search Results for "Kiribati"
		Inhabited by a mixture of Polynesian and Melanesian peoples, the islands were first visited by...
		...An island of Kiribati in the west-central Pacific Ocean.
		First visited by the British in 1804, the island was annexed in 1900 and served as the capital of the colony...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Kiribati (297 words)

	McPhaden et al. -- TOGA observing system -- Appendix D: In Situ Meteorological Components: Technical and Historical ...
		The weather on Christmas Island is influenced by its location in the equatorial dry zone associated with the cold tongue of equatorial waters extending from the eastern Pacific across the central Pacific.
		The Christmas Island wind profiler has served as a prototype for a complementary array of VHF wind profilers that was designed to span the Pacific basin from Indonesia to Peru.
		ISSs were operated for COARE on Kavieng and Manus Islands in Papua New Guinea, on Kapingamarangi in the Federated States of Micronesia, and on the Island Republic of Nauru in the central Pacific.
	www.pmel.noaa.gov /pubs/outstand/mcph1720/app-d.shtml (1255 words)

	Canton Island Web Forum - A Bravenet.com Forum
		"In October 2001, a joint team of three Australian and two i-Kiribati officials travelled to Kanton Island in the Phoenix group (in the west of the country), to investigate if an abandoned US military base on the island could be used as a possible site for a detention camp.
		Kanton is truly a desert island, located 2,000 kilometres from the capital Tarawa and with no regular shipping or air services.
		Kanton was subsequently determined to be inappropriate, given the distance, cost and lack of infrastructure, and discussions with the Kiribati government appear to have lapsed."
	pub32.bravenet.com /forum/2702076781/fetch/415325 (181 words)

	Kanton. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In 1937 the British built a radio station on Kanton, but in 1938 the United States formally claimed the island and placed it under the Dept. of the Interior.
		British and American colonists were brought to Kanton in 1938 but were evacuated during World War II.
		In 1979, Kanton (then Canton), along with the remainder of the Phoenix Islands, became independent as part of the Republic of Kiribati.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ka/Kanton.html (190 words)

	Lighthouses of Micronesia
		The islands of the northwestern Pacific were controlled by Spain until the Spanish-American War of 1898.
		The inhabited islands were administered by Britain as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, a colony that became independent in 1979 as Kiribati (pronounced "keer-ih-bahs").
		Harold Jewell visited the island with a biological expedition in 1958 and mentions the lighthouse several times in his report; the scientists stored some of their gear in it.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/npac.htm (1310 words)

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		The Phoenix Islands are a widely spread group of eight islands located just south of the Equator and almost a thousand miles from anywhere else on the planet.
		After all our practice at Kanton of drifting offshore, it was an easy matter for us to stay three full days to explore as much as possible both in the water and on the land.
		There were larger areas of dead coral here than on the south side of the island, and a large amount of calcareous algae plus a dense coverage of red coralline algae that we had also observed at the other two dive sites.
	www.pcrf.org /explogphoenix.html (4511 words)

	The Kanton Mission
		Report after report stressed the fragility of the islands' ecological balance and set procedures to protect plant and animal life.
		A November 1974 memo on Environmental Conditions of Canton Island states that "Most bulky noncombustibles are deposited in an area adjacent to the landfill, but there are other scattered areas with minor accumulations." The small junkyard where Bruce dumped the engine would seem to be one of these.
		Once we were on the ground at Canton Island (officially Kanton since 1979) it became obvious that much had been done that was not mentioned in the official paperwork.
	www.tighar.org /TTracks/14_1/Kanton_Mission.html (586 words)

	Chapter 13-23
		The Island of Kanton at that period of time was more important as a staging point for aircraft moving between the Hawaiian Islands and the South Pacific.
		The Kwajalein atoll consisted of two small islands, Kwajalein island on the southern perimeter of the atoll and the islands of Roi Namur on the northern perimeter of the atoll.
		On Kanton Island, the VD-Three photo-recon squadron photographic division was divided into two operational groups, the photo lab ground crew who handled all of the requirements for the processing and printing of the aerial film made by the aerial camera operators who were aircrewmen members of the airplane crew of the PB4Y-1P Liberators.
	www.navyphoto.org /Carol/chap13-23.html (2967 words)

	Radio Heritage Collection - WXLE Part 2
		When operations on Canton Island were rapidly expanded to serve the missile launch program from Vandenberg AFB and to house a LORAN facility for guiding U.S. nuclear submarine forces, the whole WXLE facility was taken out of mothballs and shipped from Eniwetok.
		There were plans afoot when I left the island for the new station, which was also rumored to have an FM transmitter as well as the AM outlet.
		The remains of the very large antenna systems that I saw on Kanton (and which had still been standing in 1982 on an earlier DXpedition) were not MF, but two huge rotating log-periodic antennas which had operated in the HF bands.
	radiodx.com /spdxr/WXLE2.htm (1870 words)

	FORMERLY DISPUTED MAIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		To the north of Panama and east of Nicaragua, this cluster of islands was the subject of a treaty which the United States and Colombia signed in Bogota on September 8, 1972.
		In relative isolation, the Swan Islands lie in the western Caribbean, ninety-five miles north of the coast of Honduras and three hundred twenty miles west of Jamaica.
		In 1863 the area was certified as islands appertaining to the United States under the Guano Islands Act of August 18, 1856 (Title 48, U.S. Code, sections 1411-19), and guano operations were carried on there for many years.
	www.doi.gov /oia/Islandpages/disputedmain.htm (794 words)

	Kanton Island - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Kanton Island - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary
		A coral atoll of the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean.
		An important aviation way station under Anglo-American control from 1939, Kanton became part of independent Kiribati in 1979.
	www.yourdictionary.com /ahd/k/k0012250.html (51 words)

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		Tatoosh Island belongs to the Makah Indian Nation and is located off Cape Flaherty at the western tip of Olympic Peninsula (WA).
		Kanton Island is the home of an abandoned US military base and only has a dozen or so inhabitants today.
		This will be only the second operation from this rare IOTA location - the island is very difficult to land on from the sea and unless you fly by helicopter direct to the lighthouse you need pernission from the Makah Nation to cross their territory.
	www.btinternet.com /~g3zay/articles/HFH17-04.DOC (2479 words)

	Aviator passes last Earhart destination before 1937 disappearance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In an emotional tribute, the American pilot flew over Howland Island in the central South Pacific on Monday, dropping three silk wreaths in memory of the aviation pioneer who disappeared near there 60 years ago.
		After flying over Howland Island, Finch landed safely on the tiny Pacific island of Kanton.
		The isolated island has no hotels, fresh water or electricity, so Finch and her crew will camp out until they fly east to Christmas Island -- also called Kiritmati -- on Wednesday.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/97/05/20/earhart-trek.2-0.html (426 words)

	History Of VT-11/VA-12A/VA-115/VFA-115 US Navy Attack Squadron
		The planes operated from Kanton Island, Guadalcanal, Pearl Harbor and Fiji Island.
		At the conclusion of the war, VT-11 returned to Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California and in November 1946, in accordance with the re-designation of all carrier based squadrons, Torpedo Squadron ELEVEN became Attack Squadron Twelve Able (VA-12A).
		After nearly 8 months of duty off the coast of Korea, broken only by a few short visits to Sasebo and Yokosuka, Japan for rest and repairs, VA-115 and the rest of CAG 11 was transferred to the carrier Valley Forge (CV-45) on March 28, 1951.
	home.att.net /~r.brannan/VA-115.html (3186 words)

	Phoenix Islands Zoom In @ National Geographic Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ichthyologist Jerry Allen squirts rotenone, a deadly organic powder derived from the root of the derris plant, into the waters near Kanton island, part of the South Pacific's Phoenix Group.
		The chemical stuns all fish within an area the size of a broom closet before dissipating, allowing him to collect specimens for study.
		During an expedition to survey the islands' biodiversity, Allen's team discovered four new fish species.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0402/feature3/zoom1.html (129 words)

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		PCIS also gives the monthly/seasonal time series for individual island or island group.
		After selecting a island group or individual station (assuming you have selected 49000 -- Christmas Island), you are ready for getting analysis results.
		Christmas island has a average of + 7.14 mm anomaly rainfall daily during ENSO year(1)) 2.4.
	lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu /Enso/pcis/pcis.tek (569 words)

	USS Ashland at Baker Island
		The occupation of BAKER ISLAND was a preliminary to the assault on
		north of the equator, arriving at BAKER ISLAND on 1 September, 1943.
		This was an unopposed landing and occupation of a strategic location near the Gilbert Islands.
	www.ussashland.org /baker.htm (998 words)

	Calotropis gigantea (PIER species info) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Report to the Government of the Cook Islands on invasive plant species of environmental concern.
		Report to the Republic of Kiribati on invasive plant species on the islands of Tarawa, Abemama, Butaritari and Maiana.
		Welsh, S. Flora Societensis: A summary revision of the flowering plants of the Society Islands.
	www.hear.org /pier/species/calotropis_gigantea.htm (455 words)

	The Island Climate Update - Monthly Climate - NIWA Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Very anomalous September rainfall, more than 1000% of average was recorded in parts of Eastern Kiribati, and totals were at least 200% of average throughout much of Western Kiribati, as well as localised parts of Vanuatu, Tonga and the Marquesas Islands.
		The SPCZ was near its average location about and west of the date line, between the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.
		However, it continued to be weak with little activity further east in the Southwest Pacific.
	www.niwascience.co.nz /ncc/icu/2002-10/month (398 words)

	New Page 4
		Pacific Islands Radio is very pleased to be able to advise that a collection of some of the most exciting and absorbing gospel music from the Pacific Islands is now being featured on Pacific Music Radio (FM mp3PRO Stereo), Pacific Islands Radio 33K (24 kbps) as well as Pacific Islands Radio 28K (16 kbps).
		The three waves in the lower half of the flag stand for the Gilberts, Phoenix and Line Island Groups.
		The vast ocean over which the bird is flying is a reminder that Kiribati is a sea territory with far more water than land.
	www.janeresture.com /kirihome/new_page_4.htm (1157 words)

	Something for us Reefers to think about - Hardcore Aquatics Inc. - Canada's place for Aquatic Information.
		The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation’s (PCRF) research vessel, Heraclitus, visited the remote Phoenix Islands of the Central Equatorial Pacific Ocean in Nov/Dec 2004 and the crew discovered that a massive coral mortality event had occurred in Kanton Island between June 2002 and November 2004.
		There is little or no significant input from any source of land based pollution on Kanton 2,3,4 and no obvious populations of coral predators such as Acanthaster planci.
		These islands were considered by Dr. David Obura, a specialist in coral reefs, to be one of “Earth’s last pockets of primal oceanthose underwater havens that have remained unspoiled as long as the ocean can remember”1.
	www.hardcoreaquatics.com /forum/showthread.php?t=79 (351 words)

	CDNN Travel News :: Phoenix Islands: A Coral Reef Wilderness Revealed
		CDNN Travel News :: Phoenix Islands: A Coral Reef Wilderness Revealed
		Phoenix Islands: A pristine coral reef wilderness revealed
		PHOENIX ISLANDS, Kiribati (15 Jan 2004) -- A raucous cloud of terns hovered over Kanton island, calling out in high-pitched screeches.
	www.cdnn.info /travel/t040115/t040115.html (580 words)

	Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 394, February 1, 1999
		Mary's Island (Isles of Scilly) using the callsign GB0SM.
		During their time spent in Tarawa and depending on the current situation there, they will hire a boat with 2 sailors to sail to Kanton Island or Banaba Island.
		They are hoping that on March 10th or about, their activity will start from Kanton Island as T31RD or Banaba Island as T33RD and last until March 28th.
	www.ng3k.com /Ohpadx/ohpa394.html (2404 words)

	ARRLWeb: ARRL Board Names Humanitarian, Leonard Award Winners
		Last April, Young and Heaton sailed from Kanton Island, the Republic of Kiribati, carrying medical supplies for a 16-year old girl--unconscious and bleeding and in desperate need of medical attention--aboard the MV Te Taobe.
		The vessel was adrift without power some 100 nautical miles west of Kanton Island.
		At great personal risk, Young and Heaton set out in their 10-meter sailing vessel Don Henry in an attempt to catch up with the distressed vessel and deliver the medical supplies.
	www.arrl.org /news/stories/2004/01/20/4 (896 words)

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