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Amelia Earhart expedition ends after suspected plane wreckage proves to be trees

Researchers have left Nikumaroro without finding Amelia Earhart's plane, after investigating a satellite image anomaly that raised hopes of solving her 1937 disappearance.

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Key moments · 7

Researchers reach remote island to inspect possible wreckage

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Large crabs prevent expedition members from sleeping ashore

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Researchers believe a discovery could be days away

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Museum releases historical aerial photographs of Nikumaroro

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Severe weather challenges the expedition's 17 researchers

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Search resumes after storms force three days off

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Suspected aircraft wreckage turns out to be trees

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  1. Expedição em ilha remota não encontra rastros do avião de Amelia Earhart
    CNN Brasil
  2. What to Know About the Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane
    NYT World News
  3. Amelia Earhart mystery continues after search based on ‘satellite photo of plane’
    The Independent
  4. Amelia Earhart-raadsel blijft onopgelost: object is niet haar vliegtuigwrak
    nu.nl
  5. Amelia Earhart: Rätsel um verschollene Pilotin bleibt vorerst ungelöst
    DER SPIEGEL - Schlagzeilen – Tops

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  1. Search for Amelia Earhart's plane resumes after stormy weather
    BBC World

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  1. New island photo dump may finally prove what happened to Amelia Earhart: Snaps offer new clues over pioneering aviator's disappearance
    Daily Mail

4 articles

  1. Expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's plane facing severe weather challenges
    CBS Top Stories
  2. Por que 17 pesquisadores esperam encontrar avião de Amelia Earhart nas próximas 24 horas
    CNN Brasil
  3. Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed
    World news | The Guardian News
  4. Answers on Amelia Earhart's plane disappearance could be days away. Here's what we know.
    CBS Top Stories

4 articles

  1. A new mission to find Amelia Earharts plane turns to AI for help
    Mashable Tech
  2. Amelia Earhart vanished in 1937; a theory suggests crabs consumed her remains as a castaway
    World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India News
  3. Mystery of Amelia Earhart's plane could be solved in days
    CBS Top Stories
  4. Inside the search for Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937
    CBS Top Stories