Atolls of the South Pacific
Join Steve and Manjula in the South Pacific. Natural beauty, meets bird and sea life, in the wilds of the South Pacific atolls.
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A Glimpse of Life on a Atoll in the Middle of the South Pacific
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TOP 10 Most BEAUTIFUL ATOLLS IN THE WORLD
A coral reef atoll is a circular coral reef with a lagoon in the centre. These islands arise when a coral reef builds around a coral island, eventually causing the island to vanish beneath water. As a result, the island is round, with a lagoon in the middle surrounded by a reef and open water. The 10 most beautiful atolls in the world are listed here.
10. Namu Atoll – Marshall Islands
9. Aranuka Atoll – Kiribati
8. Vahitahi Atoll – Tuamotus
7. Manihi Atoll – French Polynesia
6. Kwajalein Atoll – Marshall Islands
5. Palau Atoll – Palau
4. Aitutaki Atoll – Cook Islands
3. Bikini Atoll – Marshall Islands
2. Rangiroa Atoll – French Polynesia
1. Baa Atoll – Maldives
Bikini Atoll, The Marshall Islands
Lost somewhere in the ocean, this island looks like a paradise, doesn’t it? But Bikini Atoll was actually home to numerous nuclear testing programs that turned the picturesque island of Bikini into a radioactive wasteland. The inhabitants were forced to abandon their homes, and even today this remains hazardous for living organisms: the abnormally high level of radiation recorded here can cause cancer.
Between 1946 and 1958, 23 nuclear devices were detonated by the United States at seven test sites located on the reef, inside the atoll, in the air, or underwater.
In 1996, the Bikini Council authorized diving operations as a means to generate income for Bikini islanders currently and upon their eventual return. The tours, limited to fewer than a dozen experienced divers a week, cost more than US$5000 and include detailed histories of the nuclear tests.
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Atolls of THE MALDIVES - 4K UHD Aerial - Visit this Heavenly Tropical Travel Destination
Visit and discover the beauty and warmth of the Maldives in this Relaxing 4K UHD Aerial. This magnificent country is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of India and Sri Lanka, and just south of the equator. It is the lowest-lying nation in the world. Its land sits on 26 atolls surrounded by turquoise blue lagoons. These paradise islands were formed around the rims of sunken volcanoes.
Minimal pollution, an abundance of coral reefs and marine life and relatively low rainfall all contribute its paradise-like crystal clear water. Its beautiful beaches and pristine waters make it a popular destination for snorkeling and diving. Discovery the many marine animals including dolphins, sea turtles and a myriad of colorful fish species, such as the ever iconic clown fish from a certain Pixar movie.
Its air temperature hovers around 30 degrees Celsius or 86 Fahrenheit all year round. From November to April, it is dry and sunny. The wet season is from May to October.
Take a tour and discover the many tranquil overwater bungalows surrounded by lagoons glistening under the sun in this short discovery video in ultra high definition. Some resorts even have their own island.
Here are some good-to-know facts about the Maldives:
1. The Maldives has one of the highest per capita incomes in South Asia, due in large part to its thriving tourism industry.
2. The Maldives is home to a number of unique species of fish and coral, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.
3. The Maldives is the only country in South Asia that is completely made up of islands.
4. The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in terms of land area and population. Its population is just over 500,000 people.
5. The Maldives has a history of Buddhist rule, and there is evidence that Buddhism was practiced in the country as far back as the 3rd century BCE.
6. The Maldives was one of the first countries in the world to adopt Islam as its official religion. The country's conversion to Islam is thought to have taken place in the 12th century CE.
7. The Maldives is home to the longest bridge in the world, the Sinamalé Bridge, which connects the capital city of Male with the airport island of Hulhulé.
8. The Maldives is a popular tourism destination for honeymooners and luxury travelers, with many of the country's resorts offering overwater villas and other luxurious amenities. These hotels often have overwater bungalows. One resort even have water slides and their own private island.
9. The Maldives is home to a number of uninhabited islands, which are often used for picnics and other recreational activities by locals and tourists alike.
10. The Maldives has a high literacy rate, with education being compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 16. The country's official language is Dhivehi, but English is widely spoken and is the language of instruction in schools.
USAG Kwajalein Atoll - A Place Like No Other || Aerial Highlights
USAG-KA is located in the Marshall Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. While being key for US national security, its remoteness and location allow for many unique times in your not-so-typical 9-5pm job. Please enjoy some of the memories that I have collected over the past couple years while living on this amazing two-mile-long piece of coral.
All drone shots of Kwaj were taken before the Army drone ban (pre-summer 2017).
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Marshall Islands - Glimpses of Bikini Atoll
Scenes and views of the island during my visit in December 2011. Includes dives on 2 wrecks from the atomic testing in the 50's.
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Tuamotu-Islands - the atolls of French Polynesia (trailer)
Explore the South Pacific Tuamotu Islands - atolls of French Polynesia in this 30 minute video.
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Johnston Atoll - 1970
A Look back at Johnston Atoll in 1970. This rare collection of photos provides a glimpse into what it was like for those who worked on the islands.
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Larry Millard
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Song of Sadhana by Jesse Gallagher (YouTube Audio Library)
Shark Eden: Diving Millennium Atoll
Discover one of the most intact pristine marine ecosystems anywhere in the world—Millennium Atoll in the Southern Line Islands. Dive here on an expedition aboard National Geographic Orion:
Kaafu Atoll - Maldives Islands
See the best accommodations Kaaful Atoll is an amministrative division of the Maldives. It consists of Kaashidhoo Island, Gahaafaru Atoll, and Malé Atoll (which includes the North Malé Atoll and the South Malé Atoll). It also has a number of uninhabited islands.
Malé, capital of the Maldives is naturally located within the North Malé Atoll, but it is not part of the Kaafu administrative division.
NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Thaana alphabet used in Dhivehi. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll) ( source Wikipedia )
Maldives Atoll from Sky
Maldives is a country full of Atolls. Atolls are formed from the coral reefs that sit on volcanic base. The corals are formed in colonies. Cycle of coral birth and death on volcanic base gave rise to coral reefs what Maldives is today. The video was taken from 30K meter height from plane.
Shaped like a crescent moon and formed by coral reefs millions of years old
Shaped like a crescent moon and formed by coral reefs millions of years old, the Dongsha Atoll is located in the north of South China Sea. Due to its geographical and ecological features, the atoll is full of marine biodiversity. Designated by the government, Dongsha Marine National Park occupies an area larger than the combined area of the other 6 national parks (equivalent with one-tenth the area of Taiwan), with a border that extends 12 nautical miles away from the atoll. The Park includes islands, coastal forests, lagoons, intertidal zones, coral reefs, algae beds, ocean ecosystems, and other individual yet interdependent ecosystems. The resource characteristics of the park are different from the cora
Baby Manta Is Born in Maldives
In march 2015, on the thila close to Fesdhoo Wreck, a very small manta just born come to visit us. It was long about one meter. very friendly and cute. We send the photo to Manta Thust so we will give it a name. So maybe we or another diver could recognize it in the future.
Saw atoll reef for the very first time in life | Atoll Reef | Coral | Bay of Bengal | Andaman
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets. An atoll surrounds a body of water called a lagoon. Sometimes, atolls and lagoons protect a central island. Channels between islets connect a lagoon to the open ocean or sea.
Atolls develop with underwater volcanoes, called seamounts. First, the volcano erupts, piling up lava on the seafloor. As the volcano continues to erupt, the seamount's elevation grows higher, eventually breaking the surface of the water. The top of the volcano becomes an oceanic island.
In the next stage, tiny sea animals called corals begin to build a reef around the island. The type of corals that build reefs are called hermatypic corals, or hard corals. Hermatypic corals create a hard exoskeleton of limestone (calcium carbonate). Billions of these limestone exoskeletons are the reef.
This coral reef, called a fringing reef, surrounds the island just below the ocean surface. The thin, shallow strip of water between the fringing reef and the island is the lagoon.
Over millions of years, the volcanic island erodes and sinks to the seafloor. This process is called subsidence. The seamount erodes into the sea, its top made flat by the constant pounding of powerful ocean waves. As it subsides, the flat-topped seamount is called a guyot.
As the island subsides to become a guyot, its ring-shaped fringing reef turns into a barrier reef. A barrier reef is farther from shore and has a deeper lagoon. The barrier reef protects the lagoon from the harsh winds and waves of the open ocean.
Subsidence brings slight differences in ocean chemistry that change the reef radically. The outer, ocean-facing side of the reef remains a healthy marine ecosystem. Corals on the inner, lagoon-facing side, however, begin to slowly decay. The algae that corals need to survive face much more competition for fewer nutrient resources. The limestone decays, changing the colour of the lagoon from deep ocean blue to bright teal.
In the final stage of an atoll’s formation, ocean waves break apart pieces of the limestone reef. They pound, break, and erode the coral into tiny grains of sand. This sand and other material deposited by waves or wind pile up on the reef. This material, including organic matter such as plant seeds, forms a ring-shaped island or islets. This is an atoll.
Hermatypic corals only live in warm water. An island that is located where ocean temperatures are just warm enough to support hermatypic corals is said to be the “Darwin Point, named after Charles Darwin. The famous naturalist was the first to outline how atolls form.
Earth from Space: Ari Atoll, Maldives
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us to explore the Maldives, in this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme.
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Maldives : Atoll
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Atoll est le seul mot de la langue maldivienne à être passé dans toutes les langues du monde. Semés au hasard de l'océan Indien, juste au-dessus de l'équateur, les atolls des Maldives sont des îles de corail disposées en guirlandes ou en anneaux, entourant des lagons peu profonds. Situés sur la crête d'un ancien massif volcanique, ils devraient leur formation géologique à un affaissement progressif complété par l'action de l'érosion. Quant à la formation des coraux, elle nécessite une température des eaux relativement élevée et trouve donc un milieu idéal dans ces régions chaudes. Images d'archive INA
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10 Most Captivating Atolls in the World
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10 Most Captivating Atolls in the World
An atoll is a ring of coral that originally grew completely around the shoreline of an island, and which continued to grow upward on top of itself as the island subsided or eroded away. As reef building corals thrive only in warm waters, atolls are only found in the tropics and subtropics. In other words, atolls are made up of turquoise lagoons and colorful reefs teaming with marine life, offering picture postcard beaches and a Robinson Crusoe life style.
Funafuti
Bikini Atoll
Tubbataha Reef
Lighthouse Reef
Tikehau
Caroline Island
Aitutaki Atoll
Aldabra
Rangiroa
Atolls of the Maldives
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Exploring The Eastern Outer Atoll
After passing through the north waterway of Dongsha Atoll , we come to the northern rim of the atoll. Jade-like carnation tree coral and fleshy Sarcophyton coral, which grow as dense as forests, flourish here. This soft, graceful coral is a beautiful characteristic of the thern outer atoll.