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Palmyra Atoll
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» CIA - The World Factbook: United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges  - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
» Encyclopedia of the Nations - Palmyra Atoll - Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.
» IMDb - And the Sea Will Tell (1991) - Details of the TV movie about the real-life murder of Mac and Muff Graham on Palmyra Atoll.
» Palmyra Atoll: Rainforest of the Sea - 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.
» Palmyra Island Monthly Coral Oxygen Isotope Data - 112-year, monthly-resolved coral record, gathered by Kim Cobb and Chris Charles.
» Palmyra: Pacific Paradise - NPR radio feature on the atoll (July 2000, by Alex Chadwick).
» The Curse of Palmyra Island - Article about the aura of the islands in the light of past events and visitors' travelogues. Includes excerpts about the ownership of the island.
» The Nature Conservancy - Palmyra Atoll - News and information about the conservation group's purchase of the atoll to study and preserve its fauna and flora. Includes timeline and illustrations.
» United States v. Fullard-Leo, 331 U.S. 256 (1947) - 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.
» Wikipedia - Palmyra Atoll - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the uninhabited US territory's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
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