# A partial skeleton, a sextant box and a woman's shoe part were found on the island in 1940.

> A partial skeleton, a sextant box and a woman's shoe part were found on the island in 1940.

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# A partial skeleton, a sextant box and a woman's shoe part were found on the island in 1940.

A partial skeleton, a sextant box and a woman's shoe part were found on the island in 1940.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[It landed on the reef flat of Gardner Island (Nikumaroro); the crew transmitted for several nights, the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPMWE04Y90/it-landed-on-the-reef-flat-of-gardner-island-nikumaroro-the)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A partial skeleton, a sextant box and a woman's shoe part were found on the island in 1940. [Evidence EVD0CYPMWNT647Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CYPMWNT647Y
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