French Frigate Shoals
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The French Frigate Shoals is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, located about 487 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu. Its name commemorates French explorer Jean-François de Gala
French Frigate Shoals, 2003
The towering La Pérouse Pinnacle is made of hard volcanic rock and rises 122 ft (37 m)
Monk seal and noddy terns at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals
Red-footed Booby on French Frigate Shoals
Tern Island (Hawaii)
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Tern Island is a coral island located in the French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is located within both the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge and the Papahānaumokuāk
French Frigate Shoals
…origins. The total land area of the islets is 61.508 acres (24.891 ha), while the total coral reef area of the shoals is over 232,000 acres (94,000 ha). Tern Island, with an area of 26.014 acres (10.527 ha), has a landing strip and permanent habitations for a small number of people. It is maintained as a field…
French Frigate Shoals, 1966
Tern Island in September 1943
United States Coast Guard PBY-5A at Tern Island in 1953
A view of from Tern Island and in the distance, La Perouse Pinnacle