 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Atoll yacho yakashanyirwa na1842 sechikamu cheUnited States Exploring Expedition, yaitungamirirwa naCharles Wilkes. Ikoku kwakaratidzira shanyo yokutanga kuPalmyra nenzendo yesayenzi. Mienzaniso mhenyu yakasiyana-siyana yemiti nemhuka dzomunzvimbomo yakaunganidzwa. Muvhoriyamu yake yechi23 inonyora zvakawanwa neUSXX, Wilkes akanyora nezvePalmyra, achitaura nezvevamwe vagari vasina kutaurwa panguva iyoyo: 