Howland Island is 18,000 km from the Republic of Guinea
However, you might be thinking of Papua New Guinea. It's only 4400 km from Papua New Guinea.
After taking off from Lei in Guinea, she disappeared about 2,300 miles east, near Howland Island.
It was near Howland Island.
Amelia's aircraft disappeared over the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island, where they were hoping to land. This is about halfway between New Guinea and Hawaii.
Amelia Earhart disappeared near Howland Island
She was lost in the western Pacific near Howland Island.
She was flying from Lea, New Guinea to Howland Island in the South Pacific.
Howland Island is Southwest of Honolulu, Hawii...
Howland Island was created in 1974.
Amelia was last seen when she and Fred Noonan took off from Lae airfield, New Guinea to fly the approximately 2,500 miles to Howland Island At 0843, July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart sent her last received SOS from the area of the Dragon's Triangle. She was never heard from again.
She disappeared in a very open area of ocean, between Lae ,New Guinea and Howland Island. There is virtually nothing anywhere.
She was flying east from New Guinea to Howland Island, about 2,500 miles from Hawaii when she went missing.
No. She departed from Lae, New Guinea en route to Howland Island.