LAGOON
The lagoon is the quiet part between the barrier reef and the beach. The prettiest lagoons are the closed lagoons. The white line represents the waves breaking on the coral underwater.
What is a lagoon, an atoll? Where is the barrier reef?
WAVES
The coral reef protects the beach and tropical fish species of the lagoon from the strength of the big waves. The calm reigns between this barrier of corals and the beach.
GROUNDSWELL
The coral breaks the enormous waves. The groundswell is often very powerful around the barrier, this makes snorkeling dangerous here. Be careful !
DEPTHS
Marine blue (6 to 15 meters deep) and turquoise blue (1 to 3 meters deep) indicate two very different underwater worlds.
FISHES
When the coral grows scattered, without following a line, the coral barrier does not exist, it is considered that the lagoon is open. the fish are less numerous.
WAVE-CUT
The coral that accumulates on the limestone bottoms looks like rocks. When it is flat, it is called the coral platter, the ground is therefore alive!
ATOLLS
The central lagoon is protected from the external currents which inexorably shifts the atoll by sand movements.
ATOLLS
The atolls looks like rings composed of sand and dead coral. Often, on the coral ring that surrounds the atoll, channels (sea entrances) allow the only access to the boats.
ACCESS
The atolls are difficult to access being closed by the coral reef. Sometimes the plane or the seaplane are the only way to access the atolls!
ENTRANCE OF THE ATOLLS
L'entrée du lagon se fait par les passes, voyez le courant qui pousse le corail. La vie locale dépend souvent de ces passes maritimes.
REEF
When the channels are reduced, the boats remain behind the reef barrier, around the reef where the underwater fauna is magic!
SNORKELING
Snorkeling is diving without oxygen bottles. Nothing more beautiful by floating just above the surface!
NATURAL AQUARIUM
In the lagoons there is no real danger. Do not touch anything and admire the beauty of nature.
CORAL
On many beaches, the sand consists of dead coral eroded which can take unexpected colors according to the dominant colors of the corals of the lagoon.