Moved Blog Site to Alohanoelle.Substack.com

on
0

New Caledonia- Le Parc Provincial de La Riviere Bleue

on
In contrast to many Pacific islands, New Caledonia Grande Terre was not created by volcanic activity. Rather it was part of Gondwanaland. Grande Terre and New Zealand broke away from eastern Australia about 140 million years ago and, 80 million years later, Grande Terre went its own way. It forms part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis.

Yes, it looks like Mars!  Red dirt rich with minerals in South New Caledonia.
iV

View from Hike
Rich in minerals and is one of the biggest nickel reserves in the world.

Giant primeval Tree ferns a a species from the Cyatheaceae family.


Nepenthes vieillardii is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the island of New Caledonia
Brook





Location: Blue River National Park, 1, Route du Pont Pérignon, New Caledonia

Comments

  1. TammyNovember 28, 2017 at 9:38 AM

    how exciting to be walking around and see a pitcher plant growing - that's so unique. And especially love the primeval ferns! Definitely similar to Australia plants - very interesting.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment