Rangiroa, French Polynesia

This island is the opposite of the island we were at in the Marquesas. It too is an ancient volcano, but it has evolved into an atoll. It is a rim of land that is about 1/4 mile wide with a huge lagoon in the center which is about 10 miles in diameter. The second and third pictures are a comparison of Nuku Hivo and Rangiroa. The photo on the left is Nuku Hivo and the right is Rangiroa. The center of Rangiroa is the sunken crater of the ancient volcano. Two completely different islands.Read more