Christmas Island crab forest
The forest of Christmas Island is unique in the world due to dominant species – some 50 – 100 million red crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) – clearing the forest floor of leaves and other organic matter. These crabs are endemic to Christmas Island. Once per year they migrate to the sea to lay their eggs, on the way blocking the roads and paths.
Norfolk Island subtropical rainforest
The last remnant (5 km²) of the unique Norfolk Island rainforest, protected by a national park. Here grow many unique endemic plants including the tallest tree fern of the world (Cyathea brownii, up to 20 m tall), Norfolk island palm (Rhopalostylis baueri), endemic orchid, and last natural stands of Norfolk pine (Araucaria heterophylla). Here lives also endemic Norfolk Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii), Norfolk Gerygone (Gerygone modesta), slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), endemic land snails and others – in total some 50 endemic species of animals and plants.
Wonders of Christmas Island
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Australia 🢖 Wonders of Christmas Island Territory Wonders of Christmas Island Highlights Geographically Christmas island is located in Asia, but, as the island belongs to Australia, it is reviewed as a part of Australia and Oceania. The most amazing wonders of Christmas island are: Biological diversity – major part of the […]
Wonders of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Australia 🢖 Wonders of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Territory Wonders of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Highlights The small islands 135 km from the Indonesian islands are not inhabited by people and above sea level, there is not too much interesting. In the seas around the islands though there is a very […]
Wonders of Norfolk Island
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Melanesia 🢖 Wonders of Australia 🢖 Wonders of Norfolk Island Territory Wonders of Norfolk Island Highlights Norfolk Island is an external territory of Australia. This small, remote Norfolk Island contains several exciting and even unique landmarks. Map with the described wonders Top 7 wonders of Norfolk Island Geological wonders The Arch (Norfolk Island) […]
Mele Cascades
Beautiful group of waterfalls with cascades over tufa formations and rimstone pools.
Wonders of Vanuatu
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Melanesia 🢖 Wonders of Vanuatu Territory Wonders of Vanuatu Highlights Vanuatu is a beautiful and impressive country. The people of Vanuatu should be praised for the preservation of the natural landscape and their traditions thus showing that there is a noble alternative to Western civilization. The most amazing wonders of Vanuatu […]
Sir Vim – (White Knight) the tallest manna gum
The highest manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis). 91,3 m high, diameter 3.30 m (girth 11.0 m), volume 180 m³. One of three trees that are known as White Knights.
The highest Tasmanian blue gum – lucky survivor
Highest Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.). Height 90.7 m, diameter 3.88 m, girth 12.2 m. There are claims that other specimens of species reached up to 101 m height.
Klinki in Bulolo Valley – the tallest araucarias?
Reported (but not verified) 88.9 m high specimen of Klinki Araucaria hunsteinii (K.Schumann 1889) in 1941. These trees are very tall and there is a high probability to find very tall specimens today as well.
