This article has the photo that purportedly shows the plane: https://www.wfla.com/news/national/does-this-satellite-photo-show-amelia-earharts-plane-researchers-say-its-possible/amp/
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The island is called Nikumaroro, it's located in the Pacific Ocean. Here is a link to Google maps <Nikumaroro>
TIL her plane was anything but a dinky two-seater.
That's Lindbergh.
Probably where I got the wrong idea.
"Satellite imagery from a decade ago indicated the presence of something that sure looks plane-like under the waters of Nikumaroro Island, an uninhabited spit of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that just happens to be near Earhart's intended flightpath."
Neat
Is this different from the image that turned out to be rocks?