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Home > DATA SETS: Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) > Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll has the largest land mass of the six islands of the central U.S. Pacific Remote Island Area. It is located at
5°52′N 162°6′W, 61 km (33 nautical miles) south of Kingman Reef, and lies in the center of the Line Island chain. Palmyra’s
administrative status is unique in that it is owned by a private organization, The Nature Conservancy,
but administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, DOI. In 2001 the USFWS established a NWR at Palmyra.
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