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A webcast photographic expedition to Palmyra Atoll, 1000 miles south of Hawaii. Features history and photography and video of coral reefs and Palmyra's wildlife.
www.oneworldjourneys.com/palmyra/index.html
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Supreme Court's 1947 decision rejecting the government's 1939 claim to the atoll after review of the occupany of the uninhabited island in the last hundred years.
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=331&invol=256
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News and information about the conservation group's purchase of the atoll to study and preserve its fauna and flora. Includes timeline and illustrations.
nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/palmyra/
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NPR radio feature on the atoll (July 2000, by Alex Chadwick).
www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2000/jul/000724.palmyra.html
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Article about the aura of the islands in the light of past events and visitors' travelogues. Includes excerpts about the ownership of the island.
www.labyrinth13.com/Palmyra.htm
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112-year, monthly-resolved coral record, gathered by Kim Cobb and Chris Charles.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/coral/palmyra.html
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Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the uninhabited US territory's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll
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Details of the TV movie about the real-life murder of Mac and Muff Graham on Palmyra Atoll.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0101345/
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Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/United-States-Pacific-Dependencies-PALMYRA-ATOLL.html
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Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
/www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/um.html
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