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	About Kure Atoll
		Kure Atoll is the most remote of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and the northern-most coral atoll in the world.
		Kure is an oval-shaped atoll, which is 6 miles at its maximum diameter and 55 miles west-northwest of Midway Atoll at the extreme northwest end of the Hawaiian archipelago.
		Kure Atoll was acquired by the United States of America as part of the Territory of Hawai‘i on July 7, 1898.
	hawaiireef.noaa.gov /about/kure.html (685 words)

	The Definitive Guide to Atoll XXXX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef usually surrounding an interior body of water called a lagoon or peninsula.
		Atolls generally mark the locations of subsided (or sunken) extinct volcanic islands; the shape of the atoll is determined by the initial coastline of the original volcanic island, and is maintained so long as coral growth is faster than subsidence, and is not disturbed by other factors.
		The next southerly atoll is Ducie Island in the Pitcairn Islands Group, at 24Â°40' S. Bermuda is sometimes claimed as the "northernmost atoll" at a latitude of 32Â°24' N. At this latitude coral reefs would not develop without the warming waters of the Gulf Stream.
	www.reasontutorials.com /s/Atoll (1259 words)

	NWHI - Kure Atoll
		Kure Atoll is the westernmost of all the islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago, lying 2,451 km northwest from Cape Kumukahi on the east coast of the island of Hawaii (the archipelago's eastern-most point).
		Its nearest neighbour in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is Midway Atoll, 91 km to southeast.
		Kure Atoll is currently managed by the Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources as a state wildlife refuge.
	www.oceandots.com /pacific/nwhi/kure.htm (292 words)

	WCRP FY02 Proposed Project - Kure Atoll Seabird Restoration
		Kure Atoll is located 91 km west-northwest of Midway Atoll at the extreme northwest end of the Hawaiian archipelago.
		Kure, at 1958 kilometers (1175 nautical miles) northwest of Honolulu, is the northernmost coral atoll in the world, and falls under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).
		Landing is prohibited on Kure Atoll, but illegal landing by fishermen on passing boats poses a threat to the wildlife on the island from disturbance of seabirds, Hawaiian Monk seals, and Hawaiian Green sea turtles.
	www.state.hi.us /dlnr/programs/wcrp/FY02/Kure_Seabirds.htm (905 words)

	Kure Island
		It is an atoll, circular in outline, the reef being about 15 miles in circumference or 6 miles in greatest diameter.
		In 1923, when the atoll was visited and explored by the Tanager Expedition, the more western was about a mile long by a quarter of a mile wide, and ten feet high.
		Kure was one of the islands acquired by the United States on July 7, 1898, when Hawaii became a Territory.
	www.janeresture.com /kure/index.htm (1244 words)

	Alohacyberian of Hawaii - The Leeward Islands with Keith Martin
		Kure is an oval-shaped atoll, which is 6 miles wide at its maximum diameter and 55 miles west-northwest of Midway Atoll at the extreme northwest end of the Hawaiian archipelago.
		The atoll was attacked twice, once on December 7, 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and again during the pivotal Battle of Midway, which turned the tide of the War in America's favor.
		The atoll is ever-changing, with islets emerging and subsiding.
	home.att.net /~hawaii/vLeeward.html (5775 words)

	STS026 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Kure Island, an atoll at the extreme western end of the Hawaiian Islands, lies approximately 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of the Midway Islands in the north-central Pacific Ocean.
		The atoll, with a diameter of approximately 7 miles (10 kilometers), is a ring of coral reefs encircling a shallow lagoon.
		The coral reef north of Bora-Bora is Tupai Atoll.
	geowords.com /p_/atoll/atoll_examples.htm (232 words)

	TheSea.Org :: NASA - Atoll
		Kiritimati Island (formerly known as Christmas Island), the largest atoll in the Pacific Ocean, is the centerpiece of this low-oblique, northeast-looking photograph.
		The atoll covers 234 square miles (606 square kilometers), of which 94 square miles (243 square kilometers) are land.
		The 19 atolls of the Maldives are composed of more than 2000 small coral formations in the Indian Ocean southwest of India and Sri Lanka.
	www.thesea.org /coral_reef/NASA/nasa_atoll.php (629 words)

	The Honolulu Advertiser \| Local News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The 87-foot steel boat ran aground on Kure — the far end of the Hawaiian chain — on Oct. 16, 1998, with an inexperienced crewman at the wheel.
		Kure, a roughly circular collection of reefs with a shallow center area and several sandbars, is a state wildlife reserve.
		Divers were planning to inspect the Kure reefs to determine whether the wreck is causing further damage.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Oct/08/108localnews19.html (391 words)

	Kure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Kure Atoll (28° 25' N - 178° 20' W) is the farthest island group from Honolulu (about 1,400 miles).
		The atoll is comprised of a circular reef 5 miles in diameter and the largest island (Green in photo above) is only 1.5 miles long.
		Kure was mined for guano (bird manure) by Australian Copra and Guano Ltd. from 1876 until 1936.
	atsea.nmfs.hawaii.edu /islands/kure.htm (84 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Determinations of Prudency and Proposed ...
		Kure Atoll was discovered and named in 1827 by the captain of a Russian vessel.
		The atoll was taken into possession by the United States in 1867 and in 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt placed the atoll under the control of the Navy.
		In 1941, the Japanese attacked Midway Atoll on their return from the attack on Pearl Harbor, but in 1942 the United States ambushed and defeated the Japanese Fleet north of the atoll, turning the tide of World War II in the Pacific.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/2002/May/Day-14/e11225.htm (13852 words)

	NWHI: About: Kure Atoll
		The atoll is roughly 1380 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii.
		The atoll is part of the State of Hawaii and is managed as a Wildlife Refuge to protect several species of seabirds that nest on the atoll, resting and pupping areas for monk seals, and habitat for native plants.
		It was a beautiful atoll with loads of birds and seals and rats and lots and lots of rats...
	www.hawaiianatolls.org /about/kure.php (1487 words)

	CCMA: Ecosystems: Coral Reefs: Northwest Hawaiian Islands: Kure Atoll: Maps and Imagery (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Kure Atoll lies about 100 km WNW of Midway at longitude 178 degrees 20 minutes W and latitude 28 degrees 25 minutes N. As with all the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Kure Atoll is all that remains of a 28 million-year-old shield volcano.
		Kure Atoll also is considered part of the city of Honolulu and O'ahu County, both of which are over 2,200 kilometers away.
		It is believed that Kure Atoll was discovered in 1825 by B. Morrell, Jr., the captain of the schooner Tartar.
	www.ccma.nos.noaa.gov.cob-web.org:8888 /ecosystems/coralreef/nwhi/kure.html (635 words)

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		The northwestern Hawaiian islands consist of all islands, atolls, reefs and shoals in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
		All islands, atolls, reefs and shoals in the Hawaiian Archipelago, except for the Midway Islands, are included in the State of Hawaii under the Admission Act, the State Constitution, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes, and are a part of this development plan.
		Kure Atoll is also a wildlife refuge, but it is under the jurisdiction of the State of Hawaii, department of land and natural resources, division of fish & game.
	www.co.honolulu.hi.us /Refs/ROH/s/24app_nwh.doc (726 words)

	KURE EXPEDITION PLAN VERSION 1.0
		It is policy of this project to observe and operate within all permits, regulations, and recommendations of the various agencies with interest in Kure Atoll, with particular attention to minimizing impact on the ecosystem.
		Kure Atoll is located at 28º25' N 178º25' W. It is the most remote of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and is the northern-most coral atoll in the world.
		Kure is 91 km west-northwest of Midway Atoll, at the end of the chain of “Leeward Islands,” the oldest islands of the Hawaiian chain.
	www.cordell.org /KURE/KURE_PLAN/Kure_PLAN_1.0.htm (656 words)

	The 2005 Cordell Expedition to Kure Atoll
		A multi-disciplinary expedition to Kure Atoll, the northernmost Hawaiian atoll, will be carried out during Sept-Oct, 2005.
		Kure Atoll is the northernmost coral atoll in the world.
		On the SE corner is Green Island, containing the remains of an airstrip, the former LORAN transmitting station, and a current research field station.
	www.cordell.org /KURE/index.html (243 words)

	CDNN :: USS Saginaw Found in Reef Channel of Hawaii's Kure Atoll
		KURE ATOLL, Hawaii (19 Oct 2003) -- Archaeologists diving in a reef channel on remote Kure Atoll have found the 133-year-old wreck of the USS Saginaw, whose crew was involved in one of the most heroic and tragic maritime rescues in Hawai'i history.
		When Congress sought to turn Midway Atoll into a coal-refueling station for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., it dispatched the Saginaw to bring in the divers and engineers who would blast a channel into Midway's lagoon.
		USS Saginaw (sketch) and anchors found at Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
	www.cdnn.info /industry/i031019a/i031019a.html (930 words)

	Kure Atol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Kure is the farest offlaying island in the Hawaiian chain.
		Kure Atoll was discovered in 1827 by Stanikowitch captain of the Russian vessel 'Moller', and named.
		The Kure Atoll is today completely closed for public, in order they became one of the major bases for the extremely rare Hawaii Monk Seal (monachus schauinslandi), a kind of seals living only on some of the outlaying Hawaiian Islands.
	www.425dxn.org /dc3mf/kure.html (532 words)

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		The NWHI chain extends across 2200 km of open ocean, and the total shallow water area of the ten atolls encompasses over 8,000 square km.
		Fifteen of the native taxa are indigenous, or found elsewhere beyond the Hawaiian Islands, and nine are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
		None of the endemic taxa are restricted to Midway Atoll (Wagner et al.
	www.lycos.com /info/northwestern-hawaiian-islands--kure-atoll.html (293 words)

	September 20 2006 Postage Stamps issued by Hawai'i Post
		The atoll is all that remains of a 28 million-years-old shield volcano.
		The main island in the atoll is Green Island which consists almost entirely of tall sand dunes rising as high as twenty feet.
		Renamed Kure Atoll, it was annexed by the United States on July 7th 1898 when the Republic of Hawai'i became a U.S. Territory.
	www.hawaii-post.com /2006-20SEP.html (1457 words)

	2005 DXPEDITION TO KURE ISLAND
		Kure Atoll is the northwesternmost island of the Hawaiian Archipelago.
		It seems Kure Atoll has seen its fair share of ship wrecks and the U.S.S. Saginaw is the most famous.
		Kure Atoll's most notable habitants were the United States Coast Guard who manned a Loran C station until the late 1980's when GPS became a mainstay for navigation.
	www.dxpedition.info (451 words)

	Daily Journal - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
		The weeds and grasses of the atoll's interior are greened by passing rain squalls, and give the it a hospitable look when viewed from the ocean.
		The ocean that surrounds the emerged islands of the atoll is a study of contrast in itself.
		The atoll's two islands lie on the southern edge of the coral reef that encloses the lagoon.
	www.bishopmuseum.org /research/nwhi/1003.shtml (687 words)

	Plants of Midway Atoll
		In Hawaii, this plant occurs in coastal and strand habitats, raised coralline reef, sand dunes, and in soil pockets or cracks on all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands except Kure Atoll and Pearl and Hermes Reef.
		On Kure, Midway (Sand Island), and Pearl and Hermes atolls, Lisianski, Laysan, Nihoa, and all of the main Hawaiian islands.
		On Kure, Midway, and Pearl and Hermes atolls, Lisianski, Laysan, French Frigate Shoals, and all of the main islands.
	www.fws.gov /midway/wildlife/plants.html (1957 words)

	Spirit of Aloha - Aloha Airlines' in-flight magazine with information on Hawaii vacations, Hawaiian island maps and the ...
		It is one of the 10 islands, atolls and submerged reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island (NWHI) group, some of the most remote islands in the world.
		In the lagoon of Midway Atoll, we found ourselves surrounded by curious spinner dolphins, and at French Frigate Shoals, we found endangered monk seals basking on a sandy spit next to threatened green sea turtles.
		Läna'i was born on Kure Atoll, without her primary flight feathers.
	www.spiritofaloha.com /features/0304/kure.html (1856 words)

	Discover NOAA's Coral Reef Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Photos: (Left) The Kure Atoll Reserve Preservation Area includes approximately 17 square nautical miles (57 square kilometers) of submerged coral reef habitats; (Right) An endangered Hawaiian monk seal and her pup.
		Kure Atoll - the most remote of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and the northern-most coral atoll in the world, located at the extreme northwest end of the Hawaiian archipelago.
		Kwajalein Atoll has the world's largest lagoon (839.30 km²) and is comprised of 97 islets with a land area of 6.33 km².
	www8.nos.noaa.gov /coris_glossary/index.aspx?letter=k (1039 words)

	CDNN :: Hawaii Shipwreck Discovery Revives Unusual Survival Tale
		KURE ATOLL, Hawaii (20 August 2006) -- The ocean has revealed a secret 120 years old on the most remote island in the Hawaiian chain.
		Today, underwater archaeologist Hans Van Tilburg, who was at Kure with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says Dunotter Castle is the best-preserved wreck of a 19th-century ship he's ever seen.
		The Dunotter Castle sailed from Sydney for lower California with a crew of 28 and a cargo of coal on June 9, 1886.
	www.cdnn.info /news/science/sc060820.html (993 words)

	CCMA: Ecosystems: Coral Reefs: Northwest Hawaiian Islands: Pearl and Hermes Atoll
		Pearl and Hermes Atoll is all that remains of a large shield volcano that, approximately 22 million years ago, may have been nearly as large as Lana'i.
		Originally claimed by King Kamehameha III in 1854, Pearl and Hermes Atoll was later claimed for the U.S. by Captain N. Brooks of the Gambia in 1859.
		The Laysan Finches brought to the Atoll appear to have survived; the same cannot be said for the Laysan Ducks and Laysan Rails.
	ccma.nos.noaa.gov /ecosystems/coralreef/nwhi/pearlhermes.html (729 words)

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