Teraina
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Teraina is a coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and part of the Northern Line Islands which belong to Kiribati. Obsolete names of Teraina are New Marquesas, Prospect Island, and New York Island.
Teraina in October 2006. North is on top. Notice the lake covering the southeast region of the island. The prevailing ocean current runs roughly left to right.
Men's meeting house presided over by island chief, November 1968
Teraina in April 2006, SSW on top. Note flooded bogland in west (right) part of island.
Red-footed boobies at Palmyra Atoll, Teraina's neighbor island
Kuhl's lorikeet
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Kuhl's lorikeet, also called the Rimitara lorikeet, Kuhl's lory, manu 'ura or kura, is a species of lorikeet in the family Psittaculidae. It is one of several species of Vini lorikeets found in island
Teraina
…islands' ecosystems or species, but it has been suggested to legally protect key habitat, namely the boglands. Though it is globally endangered, the Rimatara lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) does not appear to be in need of formal protection; it actually benefits from human land use change and the feral cats. The former provides…
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