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The Hawaiian islands is a place of beauty. It is also home to the monk seals that live in it. The water is warm, and the food is abundant on the northern islands. The habitat has coral reefs, kelp forests, and land for the seals to live on. Kure atoll is one of the islands the seals live on. It is approximately 100 miles west of the islands and is a sanctuary for the animals because of its location. 
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http://www.to-hawaii.com/kureatoll.php]]> 2016-11-07 21:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135943554 chimichangas919 https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135972486  Kure Atoll features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with very pleasant year-round temperatures. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, with only two months being able to be classified as dry season months. This is good for the monk seals breeding and living conditions since it stays the same climate for them to live a normal stable life. 

Website source: http://www.teachoceanscience.net/teaching_resources/education_modules/coral_reefs_and_climate_change/what_lives_on_a_coral_reef/ ]]> 2016-11-08 00:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135972486 chimichangas919 https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135972798  Kure Atoll or Ocean Island is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean 48 nautical miles (89 km; 55 mi) beyond Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands at 28°25′N 178°20′W Coordinates: 28°25′N 178°20′W. The only land of significant size is called Green Island and is habitat for hundreds of monk seals. Kure atoll has the most coral atoll among the world and consists of a 6 mile circular barrier reef. It also has 191 acres of land that the monk seals tend to live on. 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure_Atoll]]> 2016-11-08 00:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135972798 chimichangas919 https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135973120  The one type of plant on the island is called the Scaevola plant. It is a bush like plant with many flowers in it that are cup shaped. This plant can live in extreme drought conditions due to the little amount of water and proteins it needs to live. There are 13 plants types on the island and many weeds as well as grass too on the island. 
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 https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Hawaiian_Islands/wildlife_and_habitat/]]> 2016-11-08 00:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135973120 chimichangas919 https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135973390  Kure atoll is home to thousands of birds that live on the land part of the island. And it is also home to the monk seals that live on the 192 acres of land on the main part if the island. The number of bird species on the island is around 23 types of birds. And in the water it is home to almost 7000 marine animals for example sea turtles or invertebrates. 
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http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/hawaiian-monk-seal/]]> 2016-11-08 00:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135973390 chimichangas919 https://padlet.com/chimichangas919/bdsct644ud03/wish/135984425  Kure Atoll has had a lot of human attention in the past, First it was captured by the Hawaiian government and a house was build upon it along with water storage. The reason for this being is because men have been stranded there so the king of Hawaii wanted to build a house for those unfortunates. Many ship wrecks are on the island due to the sips getting stuck inside. And in world war II there was 2 Japanese soldiers who ere stranded on the island after being injured by American troops and they lived off the land and either died or committed suicide due to not wanting to be captured. Kure is also within a major current that washes up debris from the great pacific garbage patch such as fishing nets and large numbers of cigarette lighters. Many of which are found in the stomach cavity of the birds stomach. 
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