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PACIFIC ISLANDS
4. Waipoua Forest preserves some of - Located in the Pacific Ocean
the best examples of kauri forest
remaining in New Zealand. It is notable 3 Groups of Islands:
for having two of the largest living Melanesia (Black Islands)
kauri trees, Tane Mahuta and Te Matua Micronesia ( Small Islands )
Ngahere. Polynesia ( Many Islands )
Cook Islands
5. Milford Sound is a fjord in the south May You Live Long
NTO:
Capital: Avarua Kiribati National Tourism Office
Govt: Parliamentary Democracy in Free
Association With New Zealand Tourist Attractions:
Currency: 1. Orano Lagoon
1 New Zealand Dollar=35.75 PHP - famous for its big gigantic bivalve
NTO: Cook Islands Tourism Corporation clams, that is considered largest in the
world.
Vanuatu
Capital: Port Vila
Govt: Parliamentary Democracy
Currency: 1 Vanuatu Vatu=0.46 PHP
NTO: Vanuatu Tourism Office
Tourist Attractions:
1. Mele Islands
- Is famous for having one of only a few
underwater post offices in the world,
which is open daily and allows visitors to
post letters that are postmarked in a
waterproof manner.
2. Mt. Yasur
- Is an active volcano on Tanna Island,
Vanuatu with a height of 361 m (1,184 ft)
above sea level, located on the coast
near Sulphur Bay. The glow of the
volcano was apparently what attracted
Captain James Cook on the first European
journey to the island in 1774. Today the
mountain is a sacred area for the John
Frum cargo cult.