Polynesia comprises numerous island in the South Sea, some of which are of volcanic origin, as the infernos around some very active volcanoes in Hawai still testify. The Kiloweia is studied since 1912, but also a divinity according to ...See morePolynesia comprises numerous island in the South Sea, some of which are of volcanic origin, as the infernos around some very active volcanoes in Hawai still testify. The Kiloweia is studied since 1912, but also a divinity according to native tradition. Barely petrified lava already springs tropically abundant life. French Polynesia comprises coral-created, erosion-subject atolls (still a dynamic process) and some older islands created by long-dormant volcanoes. Sealife is extremely rich and varied around the coral reefs, which are threatened by fishing, pollution and global warming. Written by
KGF Vissers
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