All great discoveries are made by men whose thinking run ahead of their feelings. Nikumaroro is division of Phoenix Islands in the western Pacific Ocean and it is discovered by a US organization, TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery) that American aviator and first pilot women Amelia Earhart, landed on the Island, almost 75 years ago, known as Nikumaror.
Fabulous aviatrix Amelia Earhart died accidentally on an unoccupied and deserted tropical island in the southwestern Pacific region. Beautifully blonde and valiant, Earhart vanished while flying over the Pacific Ocean on 2nd July, 1937. She was on her attempt flight to make a record for flying around the world at the equator. Her ultimate resting residence has long been a secret but now it has been discovered that the mysterious and furtive Nikumaror Island was the place where Earhart breathed last.
It’s the story of decades, Richard Gillespie, the executive director of TIGHAR and writer of the famous book “Finding Amelia,” and his team has been seeking the Nikumaroro Island for indication and confirmation of Earhart.
Some of the items found on the Nikumaroro Island during TIGHAR research trip are the proof of human presence long ago. These items comprise an empty bottle, a woman’s shoe and a sextant box. Some bones are also discovered and it is being assumed that these are human bones. While a number of remaining of artifacts reveal that Earhart and her co-pilot, Fred Noonan, made an enforced landing on the Island.
Tom Dettweiler, ocean engineer and deep-sea explorer said research will continue for getting further information.
Nikumaroro Island
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