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A small island in the American Ocean, located in the US state of Hawaii, disappeared after the passage of Hurricane Walaka in early October. A scientist from Hawaii made this discovery from satellite images. The authorities confirm this information.
The East Island sandbar is only a few hundred meters long and belongs to the Atoll & # 39; French Frigate Shoals & # 39; or at the French frigate's 'Sandbank', which name this atoll owes the French explorer Jean-François de La Perouse, who lost two ships in shallow waters in the eighteenth century.
The island has now almost completely disappeared. Only a portion of the original four hectares would still be out of the water. "The images seem to show that the changes on the island of Tern and the east of the island seem to have disappeared," say the federal authorities responsible for the Papahanaumokuakea protected area in a statement. press.
The island was uninhabited but two animal species have used it to breed: Hawaii turtles and monk seals. A team of federal departments responsible for the protection of marine life goes on the island.
"I never imagined that in one night, in October 2018, we could lose large islands," said Randy Kosaki. , director of research at the federal agency that manages the marine park. "It's absolutely amazing."
President Barack Obama quadrupled the surface of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine Reserve in August. It has become the largest in the world.
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