Map Shows Suspected Location of Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane
Summary
Researchers from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute are investigating a submerged object near Nikumaroro, a remote Pacific island, that could be part of Amelia Earhart's missing plane. The expedition aims to find new evidence about Earhart's disappearance during her 1937 attempt to fly around the world.Key Facts
- The object, called the "Taraia Object," is in the lagoon of Nikumaroro island and looks like part of Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E airplane.
- A 17-person team traveled 830 nautical miles across the Pacific to start the investigation.
- Researchers use tools like sonar and magnetometers to examine the underwater object beneath the sediment.
- Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island, a 2,550-mile over-ocean flight.
- Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, planned to refuel at Howland Island but never arrived and were never found.
- The official explanation is that they ran out of fuel and crashed near Howland Island.
- The Nikumaroro theory suggests they missed Howland, landed on the island, and the plane wreck might still be there.
- Researchers have cleared paths on the island and found no immediate threats from local wildlife, including large crabs.
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