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3 unusual facts about French Frigate Shoals


French Frigate Shoals

18 species of seabird, the Black-footed Albatross, Laysan Albatross, Bonin Petrel, Bulwer's Petrel, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Christmas Shearwater, Tristram's Storm-petrel, Red-tailed Tropicbird, Masked Booby, Red-footed Booby, Brown Booby, Great Frigatebird, Spectacled Tern, Sooty Tern, Blue-gray Noddy, Brown Noddy, Black Noddy and White Tern nest on the islands, most of them (16) on Tern Island.

In the aftermath of that attack, US Pacific Fleet Commander Nimitz ordered a permanent US Navy presence at the shoals.

George Pollard, Jr.

Pollard was given command of the whaleship Two Brothers and this voyage also ended in disaster when the ship ran into rocks off French Frigate Shoals and sank.


Chenopodium oahuense

It is also found on Lisianski Island, Laysan, the French Frigate Shoals, Necker Island, and Nihoa.

Crocidosema leprarum

It is endemic to Oahu, Molokai, Nihoa, Necker Island, French Frigate Shoals and Laysan.


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