Kure Atoll Green Island
Vessel paradise queen ii ran aground on the eastern edge of green island of kure atoll.
Kure atoll green island. On october 16 1998 the longline fishing vessel paradise queen ii ran aground on the eastern edge of green island of kure atoll. Kure atoll is an atoll situated in pacific ocean in hawaiian islands. The atoll is otherwise referred to as the ocean island. Green island is the only land on this.
Kure atoll is the most remote of the northwestern hawaiian islands and the northern most coral atoll in the. Green island is the only permanent island in the. Mokupapapa or ocean island is an atoll in the pacific ocean 48 nautical miles 89 km. 55 mi beyond midway atoll in the.
44 likes 119 were here. Kure atoll or ocean island is an atoll in the pacific ocean 48nmi beyond midway atoll in the northwestern hawaiian. This video was taken from the center of green island on kure last july before the albatross fledged. Most of the vegetation you see is native.
Green island beaches are highly frequented by various hawaiian monk seals that keep hauling on the beaches and are a great attraction. Kure atoll has a rich. It was officially named kure island in 1924 and then kure atoll in 1987.