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Expedition Amelia

We're off to howland

Narrator: But for now he's moving on. As nautilus bids farewell to nikumaroro, its next leg just happens to be howland island, Amelia's intended target. Ballard: We're off to howland

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Narrator: But for now he's moving on.
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As nautilus bids farewell to nikumaroro, its next leg just happens to be howland island,
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Amelia's intended target.
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Ballard: We're off to howland.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:07
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

Deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard attempts to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance in an effort to end speculation about what actually happened to her.
We have been tasked by our government to map the area around howland. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
We have been tasked by our government to map the area around...
Titanic took four expeditions, bismarck took two expeditions. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
Titanic took four expeditions, bismarck took two expeditions...
Miguel (over phone): 14,766. - Expedition Amelia 00:32
Miguel (over phone): 14,766.
Narrator: Much of the sample is unreadable. - Expedition Amelia 00:21
Narrator: Much of the sample is unreadable.
I thought maybe we had that, but that simply isn't going to stop this amazing story of - Expedition Amelia 00:08
I thought maybe we had that, but that simply isn't goin...
I think it's worth keep going and going and going. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
I think it's worth keep going and going and going.
Narrator: There's no doubt ric gillespie and tighar, will keep going. - Expedition Amelia 00:27
Narrator: There's no doubt ric gillespie and tighar,...
And maybe it can be found and I sure hope it is. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
And maybe it can be found and I sure hope it is.
But it's also possible that the best we're gonna get is what we already have, - Expedition Amelia 00:10
But it's also possible that the best we're gonna g...
Narrator: Whether the film will add another piece to the nikumaroro saga, - Expedition Amelia 00:13
Narrator: Whether the film will add another piece to the ...
Narrator: Another haunting glimpse of amelia, posing with an airline worker, - Expedition Amelia 00:19
Narrator: Another haunting glimpse of amelia, posing with...
She paid for it, but, boy, people remember her. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
She paid for it, but, boy, people remember her.
Tracey: Fortunately, her getting lost in the pacific, because it was such an - Expedition Amelia 00:14
Tracey: Fortunately, her getting lost in the pacific, becaus...
Women could do whatever men could do and were willing to take the risk and - Expedition Amelia 00:09
Women could do whatever men could do and were willing to tak...
It's really how she lived because she showed us through her own example that one - Expedition Amelia 00:15
It's really how she lived because she showed us through...
All they have to do is seize it, you know. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
All they have to do is seize it, you know.
Narrator: It's a sentiment best captured by amelia herself in a letter she left - Expedition Amelia 00:17
Narrator: It's a sentiment best captured by amelia h...
If I don't, I shall be happy to pop off in the midst of such an adventure." - Expedition Amelia 00:17
If I don't, I shall be happy to pop off in the midst of...