In 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific; 89 years later, a 17-member expedition has set out on an 830-nautical-mile voyage to Nikumaroro to inspect a lagoon anomaly visible in aerial photos from 1938
- Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world.
- She and navigator Fred Noonan were travelling from Papua New Guinea toward Howland Island, a tiny Pacific atoll intended to be their next refuelling stop.
- Nearly nine decades after Amelia Earhart vanished somewhere over the Pacific, the search for her aircraft has entered another chapter.
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- Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world.
- She and navigator Fred Noonan were travelling from Papua New Guinea toward Howland Island, a tiny Pacific atoll intended to be their next refuelling stop.
- Nearly nine decades after Amelia Earhart vanished somewhere over the Pacific, the search for her aircraft has entered another chapter.
Sources: Times of India