Palmyra Atoll
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Status: Unincorporated territory of the USA
Claimed: 1898
A privately owned uninhabited collection of 50 islets, Palmyra Atoll is situated some 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii.
Administered by the USA since 1898 the atoll is covered in dense vegetation, including coconut palms, which have prospered in it's hot and humid climate.
In 1990 a Hawaiian property developer took out a 75 -year lease on Palmyra from it's owners, the Fullard-Leo brothers. Plans exist to turn the atoll into a tourist and residential complex, which will promote a "get away from it all" image.
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