Editing Palmyra Atoll (section)

=== Official names ===

Although Palmyra is a [[coral atoll]] with several [[islet]]s, not a single island, it has been called ''Palmyra Island'' since its discovery in 1802.<ref name=sowlediscovery /> More recently it is for some purposes called ''Palmyra Atoll''. The name of the [[United States territories|federal territory]] retained by [[United States Congress|Congress]] since 1959 is ''Palmyra Island'',<ref name="omnibus"/> but the official name of the [[National Wildlife Refuge]] within the territory is ''Palmyra Atoll'', as is the corresponding division of the [[Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument]].<ref name="monument"/> Formal deeds, leases and federal orders for land there call it ''Palmyra Island''.<ref name="recordation"/> Further, the islets on the atoll are also named ''island'', such as Kaula Island, Cooper Island, and others.<ref name="rock"/> The biggest single island is Cooper Island, located on the lagoon's north side.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Struckhoff |first1=Matthew A. |last2=Orazio |first2=Carl E. |last3=Tillitt |first3=Donald E. |last4=Shaver |first4=David K. |last5=Papoulias |first5=Diana M. |date=March 2018 |title=Mapping elemental contamination on Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge |journal=Marine Pollution Bulletin |language=en |volume=128 |pages=97–105 |doi=10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.065|doi-access=free |pmid=29571418 |bibcode=2018MarPB.128...97S }}</ref>

[[File:Palmyra atoll 91.jpg|alt=A navigation chart of the atoll|thumb|left|500px|upright|Palmyra Atoll&nbsp;– NOAA Nautical Chart (1:47,500), with many named features.]]
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