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On a visit in 1987, Jacques Cousteau's research group made a study of Tikehau's lagoon and discovered that it contains a greater variety of fish species than any other place in French Polynesia. Today, Tikehau is a tourist destination, popular for its pink sand beaches and its exceptional underwater fauna.
Fakarava is located 450 km northeast of Tahiti. Its lagoon is the second largest in French Polynesia (after Rangiroa) and covers 1,121 km 2. It is accessible through two passes: Hirifa Beach, Fakarava. Garuae (to the north), the largest pass in French Polynesia (0.85 miles wide) or (1,600 m). Tumakohua, also called Tetamanu (south).
Fatu-Hiva (the "H" is not pronounced, see name section below) is the southernmost island of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. With Motu Nao as its closest neighbour, it is also the most isolated of the inhabited islands.
Moruroa (Mururoa, Mururura), also historically known as Aopuni, [2] is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean.It is located about 1,250 kilometres (780 mi) southeast of Tahiti.
In September 2019 the Director of the Musée du quai Branly, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, and the Minister for Culture in Polynesia, Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, and the Director of Musée de Tahiti et des Îles, Miriama Bono, signed an agreement to ensure the return to Tahiti of the Maro'ura - a fragment of a chiefly belt made of tapa, that was born ...
Makatea, or Mangaia-te-vai-tamae, [2] is a raised coral atoll in the northwestern part of the Tuamotus, which is a part of the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia. It is located 79 kilometres (49 mi) southwest from Rangiroa to the west of the Palliser group, which also is in French Polynesia. Makatea is surrounded by spectacular ...