French Polynesia
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Diving and snorkelling
Fakarava (Muro de Tiburones)
The second largest atoll in French Polynesia, with an enormous lagoon and only two passes connecting it to the ocean: Garuae to the north, the widest navigable channel in Polynesia at some 1,600 m, and Tumakohua to the south, barely a hundred metres across. It is in that southern pass that the 'shark wall' forms: hundreds of grey reef sharks resting in formation through the day as the current floods in.
View dive siteLagoon/ReefBora Bora
An iconic turquoise lagoon with manta ray cleaning stations reachable even by beginners.
View dive siteAtoll pass/CurrentRangiroa (Paso de Tiputa)
The second largest atoll in the world. At the mouth of the Tiputa pass a shoal of grey sharks gathers at around 40 m when the current is right.
View dive siteEspecies documentadas en French Polynesia
140 species found
Pram Bug
Phronima sedentaria
Warty Slug
Onchidium verruculatum
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Vampire Squid
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus bellulus
Spanner Crab
Ranina ranina
Portuguese Man-of-war
Physalia physalis
Brown-line Paperbubble
Hydatina physis
Giant African Snail
Lissachatina fulica
Subulate Auger
Terebra subulata
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Based on what we already know about French Polynesia.