There are many places in this world that are pervaded by paranormal phenomena, curses, and strange goings on. Houses, buildings, even roads and bridges are all said to become haunted, cursed, or exhibit a certain infusion of the supernatural, but what of an entire island? Can a whole island be cursed? One seemingly idyllic island paradise in the North Pacific is known for its quaint beauty, but perhaps even more well-known as being a cursed place imbued with evil. Although most commonly referred to as Palmyra Island, it is in actuality an atoll, or a ring formed by coral formations growing along the rim of an ancient sunken volcano. Palmyra Atoll is located in the equatorial North Pacific, lying about 1,000 miles due south of Hawaii and approximately half way between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa. It is a remote place with no permanent inhabitants, untouched and largely overgrown with extremely dense vegetation. The entire atoll measures a mere mile and a half wide and a mile
