HANEY, Circuit Judge.
Appeal was taken from a judgment dismissing an action brought by appellant to quiet title to Palmyra Island.
Palmyra Island is an atoll comprising some 52 islets surrounding three deep-water lagoons, and is situated about 900 miles south of Honolulu. Many of the islets are covered with trees and tropical vegetation. It was discovered by Captain Sawle of the American ship Palmyra on November 6, 1802.
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