Fana_Island

Fana Island

Fana Island

Island of Palau

Fana Island, or Fanna Island, is a 40 ha, uplifted reef island in the state of Sonsorol in the Southwest Islands of Palau in Micronesia in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It is flat, low-lying and susceptible to storms. Although uninhabited, it is occasionally visited by people from nearby Sonsorol Island.[1]

Red-footed boobies nest on the island

Environment

Fana is densely vegetated with Pisonia forest. It is home to large numbers of seabirds and coconut crabs, and its beaches are used for nesting by green sea turtles.[1]

Important Bird Area

The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of red-footed boobies, black noddies and common white terns. Brown noddies, greater frigatebirds and brown boobies also nest on the island.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Fana Island, Hatohobei". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

05°20′59″N 132°13′00″E

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