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On the Web
- 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.
- Encyclopedia of the Nations - Palmyra Atoll - Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.
- 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.
- Wikipedia - Palmyra Atoll - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the uninhabited US territory's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
- Palmyra: Pacific Paradise - NPR radio feature on the atoll (July 2000, by Alex Chadwick).
- Palmyra Atoll: Rainforest of the Sea - Online photographic expedition to a pristine coral atoll ecosystem 1000 miles south of Hawaii, focusing on coral reefs and wildlife. English and Japanese.
- 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.
- 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.
- Palmyra Island Monthly Coral Oxygen Isotope Data - 112-year, monthly-resolved coral record, gathered by Kim Cobb and Chris Charles.
- 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.
Wikipedia Articles
- Palmyra Atoll - Palmyra Atoll, is an incorporated atoll administered by the United States government. The atoll is 4.
- Kingman Reef - Kingman Reef is a largely submerged, uninhabited tropical atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa at . It is the northernmost of the Northern Line Islands and lies 65 km NNW of Palmyra Atoll, the next closest island.
- United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands - The United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands is an obsolete term used to collectively describe Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra Atoll, all of them territories controlled by the United States by the Guano Islands Act in the Pacific Ocean.
- United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges - The Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a group of unorganized, unincorporated - or in the case of Palmyra Atoll, incorporated - American Pacific Island territories managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior. These remote refuges are the most widespread collection of marine- and terrestrial-life protected areas on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction.
- United States Minor Outlying Islands - The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1, consists of nine insular United States possessions. Palmyra Atoll is the only incorporated territory among them.