Tubuai

Tubuai Island is located in the center of the Australs group, 640 km south of Tahiti. Its surface is 45 km2 and it is composed of two ancient volcanic complexes culminating at 422 m high. The island is surrounded by a large lagoon which is the largest in the Austral Islands. The coral reef that surrounds it has an area of 85 km2, twice the size of the island, and is sometimes 5 km wide. Its depth is low, hence its turquoise blue color. Its waters are constantly renewed thanks to a fairly strong and constant current which contributes, among other things, to the preservation of the ocean floor and the good health of the coral, which does not suffer from bleaching as in other islands.