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249SD/DX Manihiki Atoll OC-014
Posted on Wednesday, February 16 @ 10:00:00 EST by 30DX010 |
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From 17/02/2005 until 24/02/2005
250SD212 Jed will be on this most
wanted country with the call 249SD/DX
The Place will be Manihiki Atoll, OC-014
and the qsl will be available via
26SD029
Tim
PO Box 17
CV8 1SF Kenilworth (Warwickshire)
England
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MANIHIKI is a beautiful atoll - according to many people the
most beautiful in the Cooks group
- comprising 40 tiny islets encircling the 2.5 mile (4 km) wide lagoon.
This completely enclosed
body of water is the source of the island's greatest asset – its black
pearls.
The island was traditionally a food source for the islanders of Rakahanga.
When food ran out the
entire population crossed the 25 miles (42 km) of open sea in canoes and
stayed until Rakahanga
replenished its natural resources. This voyaging resulted in frequent loss
of lives and was disconti-
nued at the insistence of missionaries in 1852. Thereafter, the population
has been divided between
the two islands.
Polynesians are believed to have lived on Manihiki since at least 1500 AD.
It was discovered by
Europeans on October 13 1822 when the US ship "Good Hope" sighted
it. Its commander, Captain
Patrickson, named it Humphrey Island. |
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