Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed
Summary
A New Zealand museum released 47 old aerial photos of Nikumaroro island, where Amelia Earhart may have crash-landed in 1937. These clear photos could help researchers looking for evidence of Earhart and her plane on the island.Key Facts
- The photos were taken on December 1, 1938, during a New Zealand survey of Pacific islands by an amphibious biplane.
- Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, while trying to fly around the world near the equator.
- A popular theory is Earhart crash-landed on Nikumaroro (formerly Gardner Island) and survived for some time.
- The photos are in high resolution and were found over ten years ago by a museum archivist in Christchurch.
- Purdue University scientists are currently searching part of Nikumaroro for an object seen in satellite images, called the “Taraia Object.”
- Some experts doubt the “Taraia Object” is plane wreckage and think it might be a fallen tree.
- The island is part of Kiribati, a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
- Weather has slowed the current search, but the team plans to continue and share results soon.
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