Wonders of Midway Atoll

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of Midway Atoll Territory Wonders of Midway Atoll   Highlights This atoll is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Above the sea level rise several smaller islands which have 6,2 km² large land area. The atoll was an important military base for the United States throughout the 20th […]

Wonders of Kingman Reef

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of Kingman Reef Territory Wonders of Kingman Reef   Highlights This uninhabited atoll is an unincorporated possession of the United States. This is atoll with triangular shape, mostly submerged and located in the Northern Line Islands. Only two small strips of land (0.8 and 0.4 ha) are located above […]

Wonders of Johnston Atoll

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of Johnston Atoll Territory Wonders of Johnston Atoll   Highlights Johnston Atoll is an unincorporated territory of the United States. This is a very isolated place – a small group of four islands, heavily transformed by human activity and sadly… serving as a site where lots of REALLY dirty […]

Wonders of Jarvis Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of Jarvis Island Territory Wonders of Jarvis Island   Highlights This uninhabited atoll is a possession of the United States. The elongated island is 4.5 km² large and is low lying – rising up to 7 m above the sea level. This atoll currently has no lagoon and is […]

Wonders of Howland Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of Howland Island Territory Wonders of Howland Island   Highlights This uninhabited atoll is a possession of the United States. This elongated island is 1.8 km² large and is low lying – up to 6 m above the sea level, without fresh water and with scarce vegetation of grasses, […]

Wonders of Baker Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of Baker Island Territory Wonders of Baker Island   Highlights This uninhabited atoll is a possession of the United States. This island is only 1.64 km² large and is low lying – the highest point is only 8 m above the sea level. There are no trees – just […]

Basilica of St. Peter Chanel in Poi

Unusual, impressive church building with stepped tower, built in 1986. Built to commemorate a martyr Pierre Channel, who was killed here in 1841.

Rai of Yap – the stone money

Limestone discs with a hole in the middle, diameter up to 3 meters, used as money over the last 500 years. In 1929 there were registered 13,281 stone discs all over the island, now many have been looted and some thousands remain. The largest "coins" are on Rumung Island – one coin here has a diameter of 3.6 m.

Wonders of the Federated States of Micronesia

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Micronesia 🢖 Wonders of the Federated States of Micronesia Territory Wonders of the Federated States of Micronesia   Highlights The most amazing wonders of the Federated States of Micronesia are: Archaeological heritage. These small islands are very rich with very interesting monuments of the past. Two monuments are true "stars" of world […]

Wonders of Micronesia

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Micronesia Territory Wonders of Micronesia   Highlights Micronesia consists of a huge number of scattered, small islands. Many are low-lying atolls, but several islands offer true mountain scenery and are covered with rainforests. In the Northern Mariana Islands are located several exotic volcanoes which are covered with lush, primeval forest. […]