Where are we?

Rangiroa and Tiputa Pass

Threatened by the sea-level rise linked to climate change, the Tuamotu archipelago comprises 78 atolls scattered across a maritime area of 800,000 square kilometers.

350 kilometers from Tahiti, in the northwest of the Tuamotu archipelago, the giant atoll of Rangiroa — whose name means "immense sky" — is a true oasis of life at the heart of the tropical Pacific. It wraps 170 kilometers of coral barrier reef around a lagoon of 1,600 square kilometers, whose waters are so rich in fish that Rangiroa ranks among the world's top diving destinations. The atoll's imposing dimensions — 80 kilometers long by an average of 20 kilometers wide — and its two large passes, Hotua'ura, commonly known as Avatoru Pass, and Hiria, or Tiputa Pass, located in the north, are home to marine wildlife as exceptional as it is impressive.