Thoughts - Nukuoro Atoll FM and Korea's Fascination
Since Sunday evening at 11:20 pm PST, my site has been visited by over 24 different individuals throughout the Republic of Korea wanting information on Nukuoro Atoll FM. It is an atoll that was recently highlighted on the NASA Earth website.
That said, why the interest throughout Korea? Most often I suspect that a DX'ing-Expedition is operating on the island and IOTA DX'ers are gathering information. But this is just way too many folks. Many are from universities scattered throughout Korea. Did something happen on the island that I missed? A quick search of the web turned up nothing unusual. The U.S. television series, Survivor, is or has used Aitutaki Atoll, which is located in the Cook Islands. Is there a Korean "Survivor" doing their thing on this atoll? What's up?
If any of my readers knows why the sudden Korean fascination with Nukuoro Atoll, let me know. Otherwise, I just won't know.
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The NASA Image was posted on a Korean web portal. Interesting.
A NASA news clipping on the atoll was posted on their #1 web portal:
http://news.naver.com/hotissue/ranking_read.php?ranking_type=popular_day&date=2006-08-28§ion_id=003&office_id=105&article_id=0000004794&seq=2
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8/28/2006 10:02:00 AM