Ranigroa
Rangiroa, French Polynesia The dictionary definition of an atoll is a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral. Use Google Earth to get a sense of this unique structure that is Rangiroa. Rangiroa actually means "immense sky" in the local language. Rangiroa is quite possibly the world's most immense natural aquarium, the largest of the Tuamotu Atolls and the second largest in the world. If you want to see a place that is going to be impacted by global warming causing a rise in sea level, this is one of those places. If sea level rises five or six feet, there will be nothing left. We had signed on to a tour of Reef Island, but the night before we arrived we were sent a message on e-mail that it was cancelled since we were the only two people who signed up. They offered us an excursion to the Green Lagoon which was definitely going so we said yes. The ship anchored and we found ourselves on the first tender ashore....
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