UNESCO - Papahānaumokuākea - Nihoa Island Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Papahānaumokuākea - Nihoa Island (Nīhoa) - Papahānaumokuākea is a vast and isolated linear cluster of small islands and atolls, roughly 250 km to the northwest of the main Hawaiian Archipelago and extending over 1931 km. The area has deep cosmological and traditional significance for living Native Hawaiian culture, and as the place where it is believed that life originates and to where the spirits return after death. On two of the islands, Nihoa and Makumanamana, there are archaeological remains relating to pre-European settlement and use. Much of the monument is made up of pelagic and deepwater habitats, with notable features such as seamounts and submerged banks, extensive coral reefs and lagoons. Nihoa, also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu, is the tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Miller's Peak in the west is the highes point of the island with a high of 892 ft (272 m). Prehistoric evidence indicates Native Hawaiians lived on or visited the island around AD 1000. Endemic birds like the Nihoa finch and Nihoa miller-bird, and endemic plants like Pritchardia remota and Schiedea verticillata are found only on Nihoa. Name: Papahānaumokuākea Site: Nihoa Island (Nīhoa) Country: United State of America Location: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Inscription: 2010 Category: Natural and Cultural (iii)(vi)(viii)(ix)(x) Unesco Ref: 1326 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side