Amelia Earhart was on her way to which island in the Pacific when she disappeared?

• A. Hawaii
• B. Midway Atoll
• C. Howland Island
• D. Kiritimati

Answer: (C)

This question taps into how early long-distance air travel was planned and navigated. Earhart and her navigator chose a tiny, remote Pacific atoll as a critical fueling stop to bridge the long gap between New Guinea and Hawaii. That island, Howland, was positioned along their intended trans-Pacific route, making it the essential waypoint for the leg. They departed Lae, New Guinea, aiming to find Howland Island to refuel and continue toward Hawaii, but they could not locate it and ran out of fuel; no conclusive traces were ever found. The other options are geographically different parts of the Pacific and were not the planned stop for this leg of the journey, so Howland Island is the correct target for where she was headed.