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Tikehau, French Polynesia
An atoll from above
Known as atolls, distinctive ring-shaped islands surrounding shallow lagoons appear like polka dots all over the South Pacific – but the Tuamotu Archipelago boasts more of them than any other chain. Part of French Polynesia, which is itself part of Overseas France, the Tuamotus consist of around 78 isles and atolls totaling 850 square kilometres of land – even though they're flecked across roughly one and a half thousand kilometres of ocean. This atoll, Tikehau, was singled out by conservationist Jacques Cousteau as one of the richest marine habitats in the whole world, home to hosts of rays, sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, tuna and much more.
An atoll from above
Known as atolls, distinctive ring-shaped islands surrounding shallow lagoons appear like polka dots all over the South Pacific – but the Tuamotu Archipelago boasts more of them than any other chain. Part of French Polynesia, which is itself part of Overseas France, the Tuamotus consist of around 78 isles and atolls totaling 850 square kilometres of land – even though they're flecked across roughly one and a half thousand kilometres of ocean. This atoll, Tikehau, was singled out by conservationist Jacques Cousteau as one of the richest marine habitats in the whole world, home to hosts of rays, sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, tuna and much more.
Tikehau is part of a chain of around 78 islands spread across roughly 1,600 kilometres of the Pacific Ocean.
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