Palmyra atoll (location: http://goo.gl/maps/OiETY) is one of the Line Islands in Micronesia, 960 nm (1,778 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa. Its nearest neighbor is uninhabited Kingman Reef to the northwest; the nearest inhabited islands are those of Kiribati.
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| Palmyra has a population of between 3 and 20. Solely research personnel |
Climate
Palmyra is equatorial and hot. It's located within the low pressure area of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) where the northeast and southeast trade winds meet, which has also contributed to its shores being littered with debris carried by Pacific currents. It is extremely wet with between 4,000-5,000 mm (160-200 in) of rainfall each year
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| The palmyra yacht club. Seems like something directly from the series lost! |
By plane
There is a 2000-meter unpaved airstrip on Cooper Island (the largest island, in the north), owned by the Nature Conservancy.
By boat
There are two moorings in the lagoon just off Cooper Island.
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| The palmyra north beach |
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