The wreck of the Libelle and other early European Visitors to Wake Island

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Abstract

Wake Atoll, even though off of the main shipping lines between Hawaii and the Philippines or Hong Kong, had been a navigation hazard in the nineteenth century, largely because it was so isolated, so low lying and thus hard to see, and because its position had often been incorrectly reported. This paper details the early European history of the atoll and focuses on a shipwreck and the subsequent salvage events
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)108-122
Number of pages15
JournalMicronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Volume4
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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