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[[Howland Island]], [ | [[Howland Island]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Island Baker Island], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_Island Jarvis Island] are unincorporated U.S. territories. Jarvis is associated with the Line Islands geographically; Howland and Baker are well to the west of that group. | ||
"In March, 1935, the first colonization expedition to the American Equatorial Islands set out from Honolulu aboard the Coast Guard cutter ''[[Itasca]].''"<ref>[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]],'' p. 4.</ref> | "In March, 1935, the first colonization expedition to the American Equatorial Islands set out from Honolulu aboard the Coast Guard cutter ''[[Itasca]].''"<ref>[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]],'' p. 4.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 13 October 2009
Howland Island, Baker Island, and Jarvis Island are unincorporated U.S. territories. Jarvis is associated with the Line Islands geographically; Howland and Baker are well to the west of that group.
"In March, 1935, the first colonization expedition to the American Equatorial Islands set out from Honolulu aboard the Coast Guard cutter Itasca."[1]
References
- ↑ Ric Gillespie, Finding Amelia, p. 4.