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Apple Maps find sparks new search for Amelia Earhart’s remains

Apple Maps find sparks new search for Amelia Earhart’s remains

Update: 2025-11-06
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A chance look through Apple Maps has led to a new expedition to find the remains of famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan. The photo shows what some think is the wing of her aircraft, in a lagoon on the south pacific island of Nikumaroro. Archaeologist Rick Pettigrew is leading the expedition and spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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Apple Maps find sparks new search for Amelia Earhart’s remains

Apple Maps find sparks new search for Amelia Earhart’s remains