FRENCH POLYNESIA ~ Fakarava Island ~

... Happy smiling local women view... the islanders are extremely friendly and reputed for the warmth of their welcome and hospitality... Fakarava atoll is one of the most beautiful lagoon atolls in French Polynesia lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean... world-famous for diving and snorkelling... with soft, pink and white pristine beaches, dotted with coconut palms... you can visit a pearl farm and learn the secrets of their cultivation... Fakarava is Mother Nature’s ultimate sanctuary... 
🌴🌞🌴"A little Piece of Paradise at the End of the World."🌴🌞🌴

Thanks a million dear Glenn for once more so many wonderful postcards from places I only can dream of! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ) I'm also smiling from ear to ear!!😊

The Tuamotu Archipelago (meaning ‘remote islands’ in Polynesian language) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world, extending over an area roughly the size of Western Europe. This archipelago's major islands are Anaa, Fakarava, Hao and Makemo.

Fakarava island is the second largest atoll in French Polynesia and is about 60 km long  and 21 km wide. The main village is called Rotoava.

Fakarava and its adjoining atolls are a true marine paradise and have been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Tuamotu islands.

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Airplanes - The 60th Anniversary of D'Air Tahiti 

(Issued 11-01-2018)

The 20th Anniversary of the International Oceanic Documentary Film Festival 

(Issued 07-02-2023)