Wonders of Niue

Togo Chasm, Niue

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of Niue Territory Wonders of Niue   Highlights Niue is associated with New Zealand – but, nevertheless, this is an independent nation. It is one of the largest coral islands in the world – 260 km² large. Here is no tourist hotspot – in fact, this island is experiencing […]

Wonders of Campbell Island

Landscape, Campbell Island with Jacquemart Island in the background

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands 🢖 Wonders of New Zealand 🢖 Wonders of Campbell Island Territory Wonders of Campbell Island   Highlights Campbell Islands are a group of islands 640 km from the South Island, New Zealand. This is one of two New Zealand’s sub-Antarctic islands available to tourists – other is Enderby Island in Auckland Islands, tourists can […]

Wonders of the Bounty Islands

Erect-crested penguin shown in the forefront, yellow-eyed penguin in the background. Bounty Islands.

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands 🢖 Wonders of New Zealand 🢖 Wonders of the Bounty Islands Territory Wonders of the Bounty Islands   Highlights Bounty Islands are a group of small granite islands 660 km south east from the South Island, New Zealand. Thus Bounty Islands themselves represent a landmark – unique ecosystem. Map with the described wonders Top […]

Wonders of the Auckland Islands

Landscape in the western part of Auckland Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands 🢖 Wonders of New Zealand 🢖 Wonders of the Auckland Islands Territory Wonders of the Auckland Islands   Highlights Auckland Islands (part of New Zealand) are characterised by dramatic scenery – high cliffs, rough sea, rough weather. Lush, unique vegetation of these Sub-antarctic islands comes as a pleasant suprise to visitors, not less interesting […]

Wonders of the Antipodes Islands

Anchorage Bay and penguins, Antipodes Islands

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands 🢖 Wonders of New Zealand 🢖 Wonders of the Antipodes Islands Territory Wonders of the Antipodes Islands   Highlights Antipodes Islands are rarely visited remote islands south-east from New Zealand. They are not accessible to general visitors due to strict nature conservation regime. Antipodes were formed by fairly recent volcanic activity. Here do not […]

Hapupu dendroglyphs

Dendroglyph in Rehoa island, Chatham Islands

The richest find of the unique dendroglyphs left by the ancient Moriori people. In 1998 here were found 92 kopi trees (Corynocarpus laevigata) with ancient signs cut by Moriori people centuries ago. There are five groups of dendroglyphs on the islands, where 147 trees with carvings were found in 1998. In the 1950s there were known some 1,400 trees with dendroglyphs, in earlier times dendroglyphs were reported also on Pitt Island. It is possible that these markings are linked to the cult of dead or to burial rituals.

Wonders of Kermadec Islands

Crater of Curtis Island, May 1999, Kermadec Islands

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Polynesia 🢖 Wonders of New Zealand 🢖 Wonders of Kermadec Islands Territory Wonders of Kermadec Islands   Highlights Kermadec Islands are unique due to extreme volcanic and earthquake activity and many endemic species of plants and animals. These islands are summits of volcanoes that are lined along a deep oceanic trench. Here oceanic earth […]

McDonald Islands

An active volcano, at least 230 m high. The interesting feature of this volcano is that over the last decades it has turned two of the McDonald Islands into a single island. Through the eruptions the area and height of the main island increased, connecting it with Flat Island.