... thats so cool... how did you like jarvis... wally ... the original email explanation) in Kiribati, the "ti" is pronounced as "s" as they have no 's' in...
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ticdoffus
Jul 13, 2007 4:32 am
... me too i often thought it would be neat to claim those 3 islands and make a little country.... how much was the final "cost" of your plan... how many...
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ticdoffus
Jul 13, 2007 4:36 am
... i suspect that any large scale terraform would drive a good portion of those birds away after awhile esp. if you messed up thier nesting areas... wouldnt...
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Eric Scace
kilo3na
Jul 13, 2007 6:22 am
The bright white patch in the center of the island is where the lake forms. Basic terrain is bowl-shaped: high around the edges, with a depression in the...
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Steve Higley
higleysteve
Jul 13, 2007 12:16 pm
Airstrip? I thought the airstrip never got beyond the [lanning stage. Baker and Howland both have airstrips, but Jarvis was abandoned before any serious work...
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Doc Chops
dr.porkchops
Jul 13, 2007 5:45 pm
"When the Polynesians skip a place, there is usually a very good reason." Yes, I'm sure 'inhabiting' Jarvis island would be quite the task, but I get the...
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Eric Scace
kilo3na
Jul 13, 2007 6:12 pm
There is not a paved airstrip. Rocks were cleared and the ground smoothed for an airstrip. If one studies the upper left corner of the island in the...
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Eric Scace
kilo3na
Jul 13, 2007 6:55 pm
Having lived on Jarvis for a couple of weeks, yes, one can certainly live there for a while. My point was that one can not live there in a self-sufficient...
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lightshineokc
Jul 14, 2007 12:32 am
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Steve White
chsnmytail
Jul 14, 2007 9:29 pm
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Doc Chops
dr.porkchops
Jul 16, 2007 6:17 pm
Administrator might want to take care of this... ... Jarvis_Island_Interest_Group ... ...
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bernard.grisholm
bernard.gris...
Jul 16, 2007 6:55 pm
A good Logo Design helps to increase sales! I found that getting my logo was one of the best advertising choices I ever made, with my new logo people seem to...
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Stephen Mangum
stephenmangum2
Jul 16, 2007 10:07 pm
Having a big enough basin to catch rainfall would be sufficient for the required human consumption, but probably not enough for anything but a small amount of...
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Eric Scace
kilo3na
Jul 16, 2007 10:33 pm
Under the UN Law of the Sea, ownership of an island now also gives a nation control over the resources of a large chunk of surrounding ocean....
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JoAnn Schwartz
joann94024
Jul 16, 2007 10:57 pm
When I was on Christmas waiting for our boat to arrive to take us to Jarvis, it seemed to be a sore point with the I-Kiribati that Jarvis belongs to the US and...
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Stephen Mangum
stephenmangum2
Jul 17, 2007 12:21 am
So did you travel to Jarvis and other American islands without permission? Were you on a vessel belonging to yourself and/or friends/family or did you charter...
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Eric Scace
kilo3na
Jul 17, 2007 2:43 am
Good questions: The most recent radio expedition (around 1990) of which I was a member had landing permission from US Fish & Wildlife, which is the controlling...
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JoAnn Schwartz
joann94024
Jul 17, 2007 2:52 pm
We were all American and to say we did not spend much time on Jarvis would probably be an exaggeration on the time we were there. I don't know for sure, but...
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Steven Higley
higleysteve
Jul 19, 2007 12:00 am
Found this interesting article to shed some light on Otto Hornung's death on Jarvis Island. I've also been in contact with one of Otto's Godchildren and will...
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Jarvis_Island_Interes...
Jarvis_Island_Interes...
Jul 19, 2007 12:07 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Jarvis_Island_Interest_Group group. File...
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Steven Higley
higleysteve
Jul 19, 2007 12:09 am
I've uploaded a Word file with some photographs taken in 1909 by the J T Arundel visit to Jarvis Island. At the time, there was some prospect of renewing...
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Stephen Mangum
stephenmangum2
Jul 22, 2007 5:31 am
Wow Steve, that is really neat. Where did you find this? Is the beacon they are building the same seen in this video? http://jarvisisland.info/video2.html The...
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Eric Scace
kilo3na
Jul 23, 2007 4:08 am
Very interesting videos. I love the fake Australian accents, and the map the Japanese officials were examining that was with English annotations....
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Steve Higley
higleysteve
Jul 23, 2007 12:25 pm
Indeed! I'd like to see if we can get the entire newsreel instead of these five snippets. Steve H. P.S. Eric, if you're interested in having your video and ...
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Stephen Mangum
stephenmangum2
Jul 23, 2007 7:07 pm
I typed up a good few paragraphs then discovered this: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA04/wood/mot/html/qt/pacificislands.htm (Direct link: ...
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Steven Higley
higleysteve
Jul 28, 2007 2:40 pm
Greetings to virtual Jarvis Island I have loaded a much expanded account of the Henderson and MacFarlane Shipping LTD "expedition" to claim Jarvis Island in...
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Steven Higley
higleysteve
Jul 28, 2007 8:39 pm
The Kodak Photographs from the Visit of J. T. Arundel to Jarvis Island in 1909 have been reordered and put into html format. They are now avaialble for...
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Steven Higley
higleysteve
Aug 2, 2007 2:30 am
Greetings to Virtual Jarvis Island, This is a question for Mark Rauzon: I was wondering what the status was of Isles of Amnesia and if it was close to...
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Jarvis_Island_Interes...
Jarvis_Island_Interes...
Aug 8, 2007 12:34 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Jarvis_Island_Interest_Group group. File...
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Steven Higley
higleysteve
Aug 8, 2007 12:43 am
Hello virtual Jarvis island, I've just uploaded a Word document containing a dozen Jarvis island photographs, all downloaded from the Pacifc Biodiversity ...
