Micronesia

This region consists of many hundreds of small islands spread over a large region of the western Pacific. The islands of Micronesia are naturally diverse and include high volcanic islands such as Pohnpei and Kosrae, raised coral islands such as Guam and Saipan, and coral atolls such as the Marshall and Gilbert (Kiribati) Islands. The inhabited parts vary from villages with no cars or electricity to the sophisticated resort areas of Guam and Saipan. Micronesia offers some of the most pristine and bio-diverse underwater environments, which make scuba diving here excellent. Birds and plants abound on all of Micronesias islands.