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Five archipelagos comprising 118 islands and atolls, scattered across the Pacific, over a territory as vast as Europe... Polynesia is just huge!<\/p>\n

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Nothing beats a card<\/h2>\n

I was there\u2026 in october 2012<\/a>. Two and a half years have passed already. I dream of returning to Polynesia and one day having the time to explore its five archipelagos: Society Islands, Tuamotu, Marquesas, Gambier and Austral Islands. In 2012, my two-week trip only allowed me to discover 4 islands out of 118: Tahiti<\/a>, Moorea<\/a>, Maupiti<\/a> (Company) and Rangiroa<\/a> (Tuamotu).<\/p>\n

\"In<\/a>
The lagoon of Maupiti. (Society Islands, Polynesia, October 2012)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As before each departure, I wanted to locate myself on a map. I know the islands of South-East Asia, but until then I did not know anything about Polynesian geography ...<\/p>\n

On several websites, I found this presentation that I like very much: it's a map that superimposes the five archipelagos to Europe. At a glance, you get the full measure of the immensity of Polynesia!<\/p>\n

\"Links<\/a>
Links between the islands of Polynesia, superimposed on a map of Europe (Illustration: DR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Islands-mountains and atolls<\/h2>\n

Tahiti, the entry point, is a high island, the highest in Polynesia (2,241 m). It was born from the volcanic activity of the ocean floor, whose drift and hot spots have created a whole \"chain\" of mountain islands in the Pacific.<\/p>\n

\"Bora<\/a>
Bora Bora from the sky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then there are the famous atolls<\/a>. They're ancient volcanoes too. So old that they've disappeared with erosion: only the coral remains, which has grown in a crown all around. These rings at the water's edge are both beautiful and movingly fragile.<\/p>\n

Rangiroa famous dive spot<\/a> where I spent a few days, is one of the largest atolls in the world: 80 km long by 32 km wide, and more than 200 km in perimeter... When you arrive by plane, you don't see the end of it! Only a tiny portion is inhabited and the widest parts hardly exceed 300 m, wedged between ocean and lagoon. This one has the dimensions of a small sea, which can be as stormy as the ocean!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The storm arrives on the Rangiroa lagoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The coral plays its role as a barrier against the Pacific. But living at sea level, on an atoll lost in the immensity of the ocean, is a bit strange. I admit, I felt more vulnerable than elsewhere...<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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