French Frigate Shoals
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shoal, sandbar, atoll
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A main breeding grounds for the endangered Green Sea Turtles that inhabit the area as well as the largest colony of endangered Monk seals. A runway is still in use and maintained on Tern Island. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to maintain a field station there, which is staffed year-round by two permanent employees and a handful of volunteers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_Hawaiian_Islands_Nat...
A main breeding grounds for the endangered Green Sea Turtles that inhabit the area as well as the largest colony of endangered Monk seals. A runway is still in use and maintained on Tern Island. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to maintain a field station there, which is staffed year-round by two permanent employees and a handful of volunteers.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Frigate_Shoals
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 23°44'58"N 166°11'25"W
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- Desdemona Sands 4517 km
- Coburg Peninsula 4633 km
- Sapperton Bar 4705 km
- Barra San Lucas 5397 km
- Mazocarit Island 5702 km
- Gin Island 3 km
- Little Gin Island 3.6 km
- East Island (former location) 4.6 km
- Runway 6/24 16 km
- Tern Island 16 km
- West Cove 153 km
- Shark Bay 153 km
- Necker Island 153 km
- Gardner Pinnacles 230 km
- Big Rock 230 km
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