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Ocean Dots Atoll: Ducie Island

By Islomaniac | July 29, 2007

When I came across this atoll on one of my favorite sites Ocean Dots I knew I had to share it with everyone. For some reason the island and the water surrounding it remind me of a deep space photo of a supernova. Its amazing how something so remote on Earth can remind us of something so remote in space.

Ducie Island is the easternmost island in the Pitcairn group, sitting 535km east-northeast of the infamous Pitcairn Island. The island, only .7km2 consists of one large islet and three smaller ones on the southern side. The islets enclose a shallow and sand lagoon that contains numerous coral ridges and reefs. Ducie Island is an important spot for seabirds who breed on the atoll

Ducie and Pitcairn island
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