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FACTOID # 178: There are more known reptile species in Australia than in all other listed countries combined.

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The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in January 2001.

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Palmyra Atoll	Palmyra Atoll (Nautical chart) original scale 1:47,750 N.O.A.A. 1991	Palmyra Atoll (U.S.) (Nautical chart) original scale 1:47,750 N.O.A.A. 1991	Palmyra Atoll (U.S.)
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