St. Pierre Island (Seychelles)

St. Pierre Island ( or St. Pierre Islet or Île St. Pierre) is an island in Seychelles (Praslin). It is a small islet, with a size of about 10 101 m2, and maximum length/width of about 110mX75m. St. Pierre Island is one of the few smaller islands on the northern…

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Nikumaroro Atoll

Nikumaroro Atoll (or Nikumaroro Island) is an atoll in Kiribati, in central-west Pacific. It is a triangular-shaped atoll, that looks like a single flat island encircling a large lagoon in the middle. That is why it is also called just Nikumaroro Island. Its maximum length/width is about 7kmX2km. The atoll…

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Plastic pollution example – Henderson Island

Henderson Island is an island in the Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific. Its size is 9216 acres (3729ha). Its dimensions are 9.6 by 5.1 kilometers. Henderson Island is located about 196km northeast of Pitcairn. 10 out of 51 species of plants are unique to this island as well as 4 birds…

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Ecosystem Healing – Palmyra Atoll

Palmyra Atoll or Palmyra Island is an atoll in the Central Pacific Ocean. It is part of Line islands (almost all belong to Kiribati except Palmyra and Kingman Reef, both belonging to the USA), and is the second northern island (only Kingman Reef is northern from Palmyra). Its size is…

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Mounu Island

Mounu Island is an island in Tonga. It is part of Vava'u group in the northern part of Tonga. Its size is 6,5 acres (26 304m2).  Its max length/width is around 240mX165m. The island is located around 14km southwest of Neiafu town, and 8,2km from Vava'u shore.  Mounu Island currently…

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Mamasa Island

Mamasa Island is an island in Vanuatu, the South Pacific. It is a small island, about 2,4 acres in size (9 793m2), and its maximum length/width is 150mX85m. This islet lies between two large islands, Aore and Malo. It is just 4,1 km away from Espiritu Santo (large island) shore.…

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Dog Island (Anguilla)

Dog Island is an island in Anguilla. It is located around 15,3 km northwest of the main Anguilla Island. Its size is 510 acres (207ha) and its maximum length/width is around 2,9kmX1,5km. There are three small islets around Dog Island. The island itself is low and rocky, and its coastline…

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Motu Mapeti

Motu Mapeti is a small island in Tahiti, French Polynesia. This islet is located less than 500 meters from the shore. Its maximum length/width is around 190mX100m. Motu Mapeti is an authentic South Pacific island that blends very well with nature. Despite being small, it is overgrown with various trees…

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Pink Pearl Island

Pink Pearl Island (or Grape Cay) is an island in Nicaragua. It is a small islet just 6,8km east of the mainland shore and is part of the archipelago. Its official size is around 2.5 acres, and its maximum length/width is around 110mX70m, which is weird, or hardly possible as…

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