Niau tropical forest – feo

One of the rare areas covered with a specific ecosystem – Tuamotu tropical moist forest. The whole island – atoll is some 20 km² large. The island has a green, hypersaline lagoon. The only habitat of the very rare Tuamotu kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri).

Wonders of the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands

Mangareva Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of French Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands Territory Wonders of the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands   Highlights This administrative unit of French Polynesia includes two island archipelagos – Tuamotu and Gambier Islands. Tuamotu islands are low-lying atolls, Gambier islands are volcanic and mountainous. Both island groups are rich with archaeological heritage […]