Tikehau at sunset

by Olivier Parent

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Tikehau at sunset

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Olivier Parent

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Sunset over Tikehau Pearl Beach water bungalows in French Polynesia. Tikehau is a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. The nearest atoll is Rangiroa, only 12 kilometres away. The atoll is the coral outgrowth from the summit of a volcanic submarine mount which measures 1,750 meters from the ocean floor. Tikehau has the particularity of being an elevated atoll (the highest point is 10 meters above sea level). The atoll's oval-shaped lagoon is 27 kilometres (17 miles) long and 19 kilometres (12 miles) wide, surrounded by an almost continuous coral reef. There is only one pass deep and wide enough for navigation is named Tuheiava Pass. In 1987, Jacques-Yves Cousteau made one of his great expeditions to Tikehau. He defined the sea which surrounds this island as one of the most fish-rich in the world. The atoll's economy is based mainly on tourism, developed around the “Tikehau Pearl Beach” complex showed in this photograph.

This image is available as canvas print, framed print, acrylic print, metal print, wood print or poster in a variety of sizes. It can also be printed as a greeting card, T-shirt, jigsaw puzzle, throw pillow, duvet cover, shower curtain, fleece blanket, beach or bath towel, tote bag, zip pouch, phone case, coffee mug, yoga mat, spiral notebook, etc.

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March 1st, 2021

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