Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed
Images from New Zealand aerial survey of Nikumaroro in 1938 offer new clues over aviator’s disappearance
TL;DR
- New Zealand museum released 47 high-resolution aerial photos of Nikumaroro from a 1938 survey.
- These photos are being examined for clues about Amelia Earhart's disappearance in 1937.
- A current expedition from Purdue University is investigating a specific object on the island.
- The island was previously known as Gardner Island and is part of Kiribati.
- Earhart's leading investigator described the new photos as a "goldmine".