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  Palmyra Atoll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palmyra is an incorporated territory of the United States, meaning that it is subject to all provisions contained in the United States Constitution and is permanently under U.S. sovereignty.
In 1898 Palmyra was annexed to the U.S. in conjunction with the overall U.S. annexation of Hawai'i; on 14 June 1900 it became part of the then U.S. Territory of Hawaii.
In January 2000, the atoll was purchased by The Nature Conservancy for the purposes of coral reef conservation and research.
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 Palmyra Atoll - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 halfway between Hawai‘i and American Samoa.
Palmyra was first sighted in 1798 by American sea captain, Edmund Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, while his ship the Betsy was in transit to Asia, but it was only later—on November 7, 1802—that the first western people landed on the uninhabited atoll.
In 1898 Palmyra was annexed to the U.S. in conjunction with the overall U.S. annexation of Hawai'i.
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 South Pacific Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra was formed by coral growth on the rim of an ancient volcano.
Palmyra Atoll, a tiny coral atoll in the vast Pacific Ocean, is the keeper of answers to big questions about the health of our coral reefs and oceans.
The Palmyra group is a coral covered atoll of about fifty islets, some with trees, and extends-reefs, intervening water and land-5 2/3 sea miles in an easterly and westerly direction and 1 1/3 sea miles northwardly and southwardly.
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 History of Palmyra Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wilkinson landed in Palmyra and took formal possession of the atoll in accordance with the royal commission.
Palmyra was specified as one of the islands included in the Joint Resolution of the Congress of July 7, 1898, which annexed the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
Palmyra Atoll was a part of the Territory of Hawaii (United States v.
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 Palmyra Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Palmyra Atoll is located about one thousand miles south of Honolulu and about 350 miles north of the equator.
Palmyra, 900 miles southeast of Johnston, also figured in the early development of a safe plane route to the southern theater of war.
The atolls had served their purpose well; they guarded a vulnerable flank of the Hawaiian Islands at a time when such protection was a necessity.
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 The Nature Conservancy in Palmyra Atoll - History
King Kamehameha IV declares possession of Palmyra for the Kingdom of Hawaii, acting on a petition by Zenas Bent and J.B. Wilkinson.
Palmyra is specifically excluded from the State of Hawaii, making it the only privately owned territory in the United States.
Fullard-Leo family agrees to sell the atoll to The Nature Conservancy, which aims to ensure the preservation of Palmyra Atoll for future generations.
www.nature.org /wherewework/asiapacific/palmyra/annual   (373 words)

  
 PI - Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Palmyra consists of a circular string of about 50 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 Archipelago in the equatorial Pacific.
Palmyra's native vegetation is lush, supporting one of the largest remaining undisturbed stands of Pisonia beach forest in the Pacific, including native varieties of ferns and shrubs.
www.fws.gov /pacificislands/wnwr/palmyranwr.html   (308 words)

  
 Palmyra Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Palmyra Atoll is an incorporated territory of the U.S. and privately owned.
The atoll has a total area of 4.6 sq mi (11.9 sq km) and is located in the North Pacific Ocean, 994 mi (1,600 km) southwest of Honolulu.
Palmyra, atoll, Pacific Ocean - Palmyra, not permanently inhabited atoll (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line...
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 Oceania Palmyra Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Palmyra Atoll - The Nature Conservancy's introduction to their purchase to preserve fauna and flora of the atoll.
Palmyra Atoll: Rainforest of the Sea - A webcast photographic expedition to Palmyra Atoll, 1000 miles south of Hawaii.
Palmyra: Pacific Paradise - NPR radio feature on the atoll (July 2000, by Alex Chadwick).
www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Regional/Oceania/Palmyra_Atoll   (212 words)

  
 Palmyra Atoll @ nationalgeographic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Indeed this single atoll has three times more coral species than all the Hawaiian Islands combined—probably because Palmyra is a thousand miles south of the 50th state, in the warmer waters of the tropics where corals flourish.
The atoll is almost dead center in the Pacific Ocean, nearly six degrees or 400 miles (640 kilometers) north of the Equator, in an expanse of ocean that makes up what’s called the intertropical convergence zone.
More often, though, Palmyra is washed by a narrow water raceway that flows from the west—the Equatorial Countercurrent, which runs in the opposite direction between the two giant, slow-spinning Pacific currents to the north and south.
www.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0103/feature2   (1229 words)

  
 Palmyra Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Palmyra Island, located at 6°N, 162°W, lies in the heart of the central tropical Pacific Ocean.
For now, TNC has designated Palmyra as a research site for scientists from SIO, U. of Hawaii, and a range of smaller research institutions in the hopes that the pursuit of high-caliber science at Palmyra will complement their conservation efforts.
Palmyra experiences warm sea-surface temperatures and unusually rainy conditions during the warm phase of the
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 EcologyFund.com, U.S. Info - Save, preserve and protect American Wilderness and wildlife for free!
Palmyra's unusual submerged coral reefs jut seaward for miles beyond the islets.
Palmyra's waters teem with wildlife, including species that are being wiped out in other parts of the world.
Palmyra also hosts the coconut crab, the worlds largest land invertebrate, which is able to husk and devour coconuts.
www.ecologyfund.com /ecology/info_america.html   (1727 words)

  
 Palmyra Atoll \ lq.html
A privately owned uninhabited collection of 50 islets, Palmyra Atoll is situated some 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii.
Administered by the USA since 1898 the atoll is covered in dense vegetation, including coconut palms, which have prospered in it's hot and humid climate.
Plans exist to turn the atoll into a tourist and residential complex, which will promote a "get away from it all" image.
www.meatnpotatoes.com /nations/lq.html   (85 words)

  
 Palmyra Atoll
It is possible that there are other photographs of the life and times of the Line Islands and, particularly, Palmyra Atoll.
It is not known by Communications Institute if the atoll is subject to an environmental cleanup program or has a Restoration Advisory Board as is customary for former, decommissioned United States military locations.
Besides the US Marine Corps, Palmyra Atoll and other of the Line Islands have been host to the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and PanAmerican World Airways.
www.palmyraatoll.org   (783 words)

  
 Palmyra, atoll, Pacific Ocean   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Palmyra was under the jurisdiction of the city and county of Honolulu until Hawaii was granted statehood in 1959.
The atoll is now under the control of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior.
Profile: Unspoiled tropical island of Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
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 Palmyra Atoll. All informations Palmyra Atoll. Guide palmyra-atoll.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Map, photos, informations Palmyra Atoll and many website.
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Location : Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa.
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 Palmyra Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Background: The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898.
Location: Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa.
Statistics: Highways: Most of the roads and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown.
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 Palmyra Atoll TAXI
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 Palmyra Atoll map, map of Palmyra Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Information on Palmyra Atoll
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 NPR : Palmyra Atoll
Morning Edition, May 4, 2000 ·; NPR's Alex Chadwick reports on The Nature Conservancy's project to preserve the Palmyra Atoll, a thousand miles south of Hawaii.
There's nothing else quit like it...it has hundreds of uninhabited acres, and the most diverse reefs in U.S. waters.
A Hawaiin family bought the atoll in the 1920's, and now they're ready to sell it.
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 Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll [Dependent]: cross-reference from Line Islands [SourceCIAC]
Palmyra Atoll [Dependent]: is dependent upon United States; location is (Unknown); abbreviation is (UNK); long form name is (Does Not Exist); ISO-3166 2-letter code is UM; ISO-3166 3-letter code is UMI; ISO-3166 number is 581; international telephone access code is (UNK) [SourceCIAW]
Palmyra Atoll, United States [Territory]: US Postal Service abbreviation is (UNK); abbreviation is (UNK); capital is (Unknown); FIPS code is (UNK); US Postal Service state number is (UNK); admission year is (N/A) [SourceSTA]
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 Palmyra Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of
Airports: airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer
Military-note: defense is the responsibility of the US @Palmyra Atoll:Transnational Issues
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