Kingman reef
Kingman reef lays only 36 nmi northwest of Palmyra and it is the northernmost of the Northern Line Islands. It is mostly submerged with only a couple of narrow sand strips visible from the ship (see link above for...
Palmyra Atoll
From Jarvis we traveled about 400 nmi northwest to Palmyra Atoll. The atoll is located in the equatorial Northern Pacific Ocean, it is about 12 squared kilometers with a lagoon in its center (see link above for Wikipedia entry...
Jarvis Underwater
Islands are often described as an underwater oasis in the middle of a desert-like ocean. It provides a shelter, nursing ground, food source and evreything needed to develop a rich and complex habitat of ocean dwellers.
Jarvis underwater’s habitat...
Jarvis Island
Sunrise. Hello Jarvis!
As the sun rises the island appear with the sound of thousands of sea birds nesting on its shores.
 
_Panoramic view at sunrise  _Panoramic view at noon ...
Transit
It has been two days since we set out to the open ocean. We are estimated to arrive at our first research site, Jarvis Island, in three days. In the meantime, a daily routine has kicked in: breakfast at 7am,...
In-Port American Samoa
It hits you immediately as you step outside the airplane. Like stepping into a hot, humid greenhouse - Welcome to the tropics! Ameriacan Samoa’s landscape is beautiful. With steep granite clifs, lash evergreen vegetation and of course blue ocean all...
Travel log
San Diego
Before embarking on the Line Islands cruise I made a stop at San Diego State University to visit Forest Rohwer’s lab for a check out dive and to pick up some necessary gear for the cruise. It...
What would you take to a deserted Island?
The Line Islands
Well, not really a deserted island, but a 30 days diving expedition to the middle of the Pacific Ocean with no land on sight. Except to tiny little uninhabited islands…
Luckily, I was fortunate enough...