Researchers who have just returned from a two-week expedition to Nikumaroro, an uninhabited South Pacific atoll in the republic of Kiribati, haven't provided any immediate answers to the disappearence of Amelia Earhart's long lost aircraft that crashed in 1937.
Contrary to the common belief that Earhart's twin-engined Lockheed "Electra" had run out of fuel and crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator, TIGHAR believes Earhart made an emergency landing on Nikumaroro and there she survived for weeks as a castaway.
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Contrary to the common belief that Earhart's twin-engined Lockheed "Electra" had run out of fuel and crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator, TIGHAR believes Earhart made an emergency landing on Nikumaroro and there she survived for weeks as a castaway.
Lonely Planet South Pacific travel guide
The South Pacific isn't just a homogenous spread of palm trees and warm ocean - escape your resort and you'll find cultures and experiences as rich as coconut cream.
Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, Easter Island, Fiji, New Caledonia, Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Understand and Survival Guide.
Don’t forget the offer of 3 for 2 books across all formats.
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