Howland Island
Americannoun
noun
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Earhart disappeared during her attempt to fly around the globe, trying to reach Howland Island in the Pacific for refuelling.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
The aviator and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished in July 1937 after leaving Lae, New Guinea, on their way to Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Dorothy Cochrane, an aeronautics curator at the National Air and Space Museum, said Romeo’s crew searched in the right place near Howland Island.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Earhart and Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937, flying from Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island, a one-and-a-half-mile long island some 2,500 miles away.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 30, 2024
Howland Island: Discovered by the US early in the 19th century, the uninhabited atoll was officially claimed by the US in 1857.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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