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A team of researchers have arrived at a remote island to inspect possible plane wreckage of famed aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937 while flying around the world.

The group from the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) and Purdue University arrived at Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific Ocean on Monday.

The search team's work, expected to take five days, could be hampered by giant land-dwelling crabs, as well as the El Niño climate phenomenon which is now the strongest ever recorded.

Coconut crabs, also known as Robber crabs, emerge at night to hunt for small mammals and seabirds, and will force the search crew to spend nights on their ship for their own safety.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pvgryp8yv0o

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/4149/ameliaRSS for NodeTue, 13 Oct 2026 23:42:02 GMTTue, 13 Oct 2026 21:19:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Amelia on Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:22:42 GMT]]>@wtg interesting! Good luck to them!

I’ve seen photos of coconut crabs. Terrifying creatures!!

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/30534https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/30534Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:22:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Amelia on Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:29:02 GMT]]>She was a Purdue grad (like me). There was an Amilia Earhart women’s dorm when I was there.

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