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• Henderson is an elevated coralline limestone ( "makatea") island which rises as an isolated conical mound from a depth of about 3.5 km, and is presumably a reef-capped...
• Henderson Island is currently one of the most few relatively undisturbed makatea (raised limestone) islands in the world.
• In the makatea zones, however, most species are indigenous, and have been preserved because of the rough, almost inaccessible terrain.
• Vegetation in the volcanic inner hills of the makatea islands has been almost completely introduced, with the area mostly given over to cultivation.