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 […]

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 […]

Wonders of Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island, Sandy Bay

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands 🢖 Wonders of Macquarie Island Territory Wonders of Macquarie Island   Highlights The small and remote Macquarie Island is a part of Australia. The most amazing wonders of Macquarie Island are: Unique geology of the island: this island is a raised block of oceanic crust. There are not many places in the […]

Wonders of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Possible eruption on Heard Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands 🢖 Wonders of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory Wonders of Heard Island and McDonald Islands   Highlights Heard Island and McDonald Islands (external territory of Australia) are some of the most remote islands in the world. Very few people have visited them but these islands represent a truly remarkable sights. Islands […]

Wonders of Coral Sea Islands Territory

Osprey Reef, Coral Sea

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Melanesia 🢖 Wonders of Coral Sea Islands Territory Territory Wonders of Coral Sea Islands Territory   Highlights Coral Sea Islands Territory is large sea area with scattered small islands, a possession of Australia. Just a few of these islands have vegetation, all islands are very low. Only Willis island is inhabited by […]

Wonders of Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)

South Keeling Island from space

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Australia and Oceania 🢖 Wonders of Australia 🢖 Wonders of Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) Territory Wonders of Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)   Highlights Cocos Islands or Keeling Islands are two low-lying corall atolls – Australian external territory. Map with the described wonders Top wonders of Cocos islands Biological wonders North Keeling natural forest In this forest lives endemic […]

Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands

South Georgia Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands Territory Wonders of Antarctica and Subantarctic islands   Territories Antarctic and Sub-antarctic region include the continent of Antarctica and 14 island territories in Southern Hemisphere which have not been grouped with any other continent: Antarctica Antipodes Islands (New Zealand) Auckland Islands (New Zealand) Bounty Islands (New Zealand) Bouvet Island (Norway) […]

Wonders of Christmas Island

Coconut crabs, 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 […]