But the atoll is far from unspoiled, Mordecai continues. “The most human impact it’s had was during World War II when there were about 2,400 troops.” Considering the brevity of the soldiers’ ...

IAN SHIVE (3) About halfway between American Samoa and Hawaii, Palmyra Atoll — part of Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument — has 26 small islands and some 15,000 acres of reefs. More than ...