Howland Island
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Howland Island

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Reef island with seabirds, turtles, dolphins, and Earhart history

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Women Who Travel Podcast: Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman's Record-Breaking Flights

"A small island in the Pacific Ocean that was the intended landing site for Amelia Earhart during her ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937."

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/amelia-earhart-and-bessie-coleman
Howland Island

Axxelion

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Amazing view and the locals were great but since there's no airport you have to swim all the way there so I wouldn't recommend unless you have a private yacht or something.

Paul R.

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The lack of activities is so profound that I found myself engaging in deep conversations with a local fly, discussing the existential crisis of being attracted to an empty soda can.

Charles T.

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3rd try for us to find the plane with no luck. The “Royal Expedition Team” from England left the island a mess with evidence of alcohol & drug use left in the piles of trash they left. Just awful.

Finna

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If you're gonna do any exploring on Howland bring a map. I got lost and it took me two days to find my way back to the hotel.

Dan R.

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There’s a lot of misinformation here. The Coast Guard cutter was here waiting for Amelia to arrive. No remains of her or her plane have been found. Any other information is false and/or dishonestly misleading. Study real data.

J M

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Wear light color clothing and be sure to have plenty of water. Amazing island with a strong history - Nice trip on our way to visit Midway and then onto Hawaii for New Years family get together

Kim W.

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The piece of airplane that you see in the pictures on Howland Island is NOT a part of Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Model 10-E Electra. The part you see in the pictures appears to be a float from a float plane. Amelia’s airplane did not have floats.

Martin B.

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Suspected bones of Amelia Earhart were found on the neighboring island of Nikumaroro in 1940. They also found a makeup kit and hairbrush that may, or may not, have belonged to her. Shortly after, the bones were lost and have never been recovered