Photos
The following photographs were found on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's website, and their original captions are left undisturbed here. They were taken in November of 1968 by Dr. James P. McVey from the NOAA Sea Grant Program.
Men's meeting house presided over by island chief
The road servicing the two cars on the island.
A member of the NOAA team viewing the copra drying operations.
Man-made canal built for moving coconuts to the drying sheds.
Traversing the man-made freshwater canal.
A view of the jungle adjacent to the freshwater canal.
Traversing the man-made freshwater canal.
Village site along man-made freshwater canal.
Native workers traversing the freshwater canal system.
Micronesian workers traversing the freshwater canal system.
Additionally, Dr. Julian Sachs' team from Washington University in Seattle visited Teraina in 2005. They took photographs as well, which can be viewed on their website or below. Once again I have left the original captions in place.
Washington Island & RAIN!
The Landing
Our greeters
Local Help Abounds
Coring a Bog
We Love Sediment!
Kitchen in our 'hotel'.
Beach behind our lodge
The Canal
Another Canal shot
Towing the coring gear up the canal
Measuring Wash. Lk. Physical & Chemical Properties
Collecting Rain Samples
We Love Sediment! (Again)
Washington Lake
Canal Tea flows to the Sea
Departing Washington Island
The Surf at the Landing