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  Rangiroa Island — Rangiroa Activities — Rangiroa Accommodations
Rangiroa is located in the Tuamotu Islands and is the largest atoll in the Southern Hemisphere and the second largest atoll in the world.
Rangiroa is the administrative center of the Northern Tuamotu atolls.
Rangiroa's world famous lagoon is over 45 miles long and 16 miles wide and divers come from all over the world to visit some of the most spectacular underwater scenery on earth.
www.flytahiti.com /Rangiroa.asp   (236 words)

  
 Presidency of French Polynesia - Rangiroa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rangiroa is the biggest Tuamotu atoll in French Polynesia and the biggest atoll in the Pacific.
Rangiroa’s large turquoise lagoon measures 80 kilometers (49.7 miles) in length, 32 kilometers (19.9 miles) at its widest part and 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) at its smallest width.
This led to the abandonment of Rangiroa after it had been ravaged, its villages and their communal buildings destroyed, the majority of its population slaughtered and the atoll’s crops abandoned.
www.presidence.pf /index.php?891   (1022 words)

  
 Rangiroa diving and liveaboard, French Polynesia | Diving in Rangiroa | Accommodation in Rangiroa
The island of Rangiroa, in the Tuamotu Archipelago is one of the most stunning dive destinations to visit, with palms and Casuarina trees stretching down to white coral sands and crystal blue lagoon waters.
At the centre of Rangiroa atoll is a large, relatively calm lagoon that is fed by just a few passes from the open ocean.
Rangiroa is renowned for its diving encounters with large pelagics, within these waters you can expect to see Manta Rays, tuna, dolphins, Eagle Rays and an abundance of sharks.
www.divingworld.co.uk /tahiti-rangiroa.html   (1801 words)

  
 Rangiroa Diary - 2003 Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rangiroa, located about 220 miles northeast of Tahiti, is internationally known for providing the perfect opportunity to closely approach a variety of sharks.
Rangiroa, located about 200 miles northeast of Tahiti, is internationally known for providing the perfect opportunity to closely approach a variety of sharks.
While in Rangiroa, we are celebrating a reunion of some of the Cousteau team members that have not worked together in over 10 years.
www.oceanfutures.org /gallery/2003/rangiroa_02_03_1.asp   (961 words)

  
 Scuba Diving in Rangiroa
Rangiroa is the largest atoll in the Southern Hemisphere and it is a diver's mecca.
Rubber Zodiacs drop you in the ocean at the foot of the pass where the current sweeps you into the lagoon for a technicolor spectacle of fish.
Just a 55-minute flight from Tahiti, Rangiroa means "long sky" and from the air you'll see that this huge atoll is appropriately named.
www.divetahitiblue.com /islands/rangiroa.htm   (420 words)

  
 Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia
Rangiroa is the second largest atoll in the world, making a 48 mile circlet of coral islands which the Polynesians call 'motus'.
During the period of coral reef study, the RV Heraclitus was anchored on the south west side of Avatoru Pass, inside the lagoon.
There is a small 'pension' here, plus an interesting 'lagoonarium' where seven nurse sharks and two white tip reef sharks are held in a reasonably sized swimming pen among coral heads, a turtle and many types of reef fish.
www.pcrf.org /science/Rangiroa/reefreport.html   (412 words)

  
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Rangiroa is the second largest atoll in the world, with a 400 square mile lagoon.
This is one of the two entrances into the lagoon of Rangiroa — the incoming currents here can rise to six knots, water charging inwards and drawing in all oceanic life forms with it, including the pack of hundreds of grey reef sharks.
In Rangiroa we had been told that Tikehau would have a lot more fish than what we had seen in Tiputa Pass and we were slightly skeptical of these reports - but there were moments on this dive looking up towards the shallows where the ceiling above was a dark mass of fish schools.
www.pcrf.org /Rangiroa.html   (1803 words)

  
 Huahine - Maupiti - Rangiroa
It had been raining that morning in Rangiroa and the ring of motus were still shrouded in cloud on the approach.
Rangiroa Lodge is run by Polynesian Rofina and her Tahitian husband of Chinese origin, called Jacques.
Rangiroa is famous for diving for a good reason: although most of the coral in the lagoon is dead, there are huge quantities of fish.
www.honeymooney.com /world/logbook/logbook42.htm   (1492 words)

  
 Rangiroa Diving   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Approximately an hour flight from Tahiti, Rangiroa is the largest atoll in the South Pacific and one of the largest in the world.
Although Rangiroa always has divable sites in any weather, the average conditions are not for the inexperienced.
Rangiroa has become, without a doubt, one of the special places in the world where the extraordinary meets the ordinary.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /fr_polynesia/diving/dive_rangiroa.html   (325 words)

  
 Tuamotu Archipelago - Rangiroa
Rangiroa, the largest of the Tuamotu atolls —; and the largest atoll to be found south of the Equator — is located in the northwest regions of the archipelago, 15 km southeast of Tikehau and 355 km northeast of Tahiti.
The total land area of Rangiroa is 43 km², making it the largest lagoon and motu atoll on earth — only the unusual atolls of Ouvéa (New Caledonia), Aldabra (Seychelles) and Kiritmati (Line Islands) have larger land areas.
Its expansive lagoon measures 80 km in length and 32 km across at its widest, covering an area of 1,592 km² (second in size only to the atoll of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands.
www.oceandots.com /pacific/tuamotu/rangiroa.htm   (134 words)

  
 Rangiroa
I spent a week diving in Rangiroa, a coral atoll about 300 miles North of Tahiti.
Rangiroa is the largest island in the Tuamotos.
Despite some of the shortcomings, Rangiroa most certainly is worth diving.
homepage.mac.com /dmn1/FrenchPolynesia/Rangiroa.html   (882 words)

  
 Rangiroa scuba diving
Rangiroa located in the "Archipel des Toamotu" is the largest atoll in the south emisphere (60km by 40km) and the second largest in the world.
Tourism in Rangiroa was developped only thanks to Diving and even though the atoll counts only one Hotel (but there are several pensions) there are not less than 6 dive clubs within the 8km of the Avatoru island.
Many divers consider Rangiroa to be one of the best diving spot in the South Pacific.
www.sportextreme.com /phdilo13541   (144 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Rangiroa at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Since everything on Rangiroa needs to be imported, it is only logical that the towns would spring up next to the docks.
Rangiroa is becoming more and more known for their fl pearls.
Rangiroa is one of those places that is beyond description.
www.epinions.com /content_66400063108   (2269 words)

  
 Guide to Hotels and Accommodation in Rangiroa
Rangiroa has one luxury resort hotel, a standard hotel and a slew of pensions.
The Novotel Rangiroa Beach Resort is a small hotel with 38 units.
There is a wonderful "pension" on Rangiroa called Relais de Josephine, yet I am hesitant to call it a pension.
www.divetahitiblue.com /accommodations/rangiroa.htm   (403 words)

  
 Rangiroa
Rangiroa, with its 42-mile long by 16-mile wide turquoise lagoon, is the largest atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago and the second largest atoll in the world.
The Kia Ora Sauvage prefers that guests allow a minimum of two nights at the property, and due to flight schedules into and out of Rangiroa, it is frequently necessary and recommended that you allow at least one night at Hotel Kia Ora before and after your visit.
Rangiroa is the largest atoll in the South Pacific.
www.gotahiti.com /islands-rangiroa.htm   (622 words)

  
 Sport Diver Magazine - Dive Mission: Rangiroa Atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Document gray reef shark population of Rangiroa Atoll.
January, because Rangiroa is south of the equator and the seasons are reversed.
Rangiroa Lagoon is ringed by a number of small, flat coral islands.
www.sportdiver.com /article_content.jsp?ID=537   (704 words)

  
 Tahiti Vacation -Rangiroa Manihi Tikehau Fakarava Tuamotus- Discount Holiday Wedding- Travel Services
Rangiroa, largest of the atolls, offers the adventurous traveler the rare opportunity to live amid the wild beauty of the Tuamotus.
The waters off Rangiroa are especially rich in mahimahi and marlin.
Manihi is a small atoll located north of Rangiroa, 330 miles from Tahiti, with a population of just 300 inhabitants.
www.off2tahiti.com /tuamotus.htm   (381 words)

  
 Tahiti Legends' Rangiroa, Manihi, Tikehau and Fakarava. Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia. Vacation packages, scuba ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rangiroa is the largest of the atolls with its 42-mile long and 16-mile wide lagoon of incomparable brilliance and color.
Rangiroa allows you to live beyond the normal constraints of time.
Manihi is a string of islets, white sand beaches and palm trees surrounding an emerald lagoon.
www.tahitilegends.com /south-sea/rangiroa/index.html   (418 words)

  
 Rangiroa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rangiroa, with its 42 mile long by 16 mile wide turquoise lagoon, is the largest atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago and the second largest in the world.
While Rangiroa might appear as a near perfect oval of reef and land from the air, the chain is not entirely closed.
During these substantial water changes, large predators will enter the mouth of the channels, sometimes traveling their entire length, to capitalize on what the currents carry in the way of food.
www.trip-n-tour.com /tahiti_2003/rangiroa.htm   (235 words)

  
 Rangiroa Atoll & Rangiroa Diving - Rangiroa Attractions - Tahiti
Rangiroa Atoll and Rangiroa Diving - Rangiroa Attractions - Tahiti
Rangiroa is located in the Tuamotu Islands and is the largest atoll in the Southern Hemisphere and the second largest atoll in the world.Rangiroa is famous for its diving because of the big lagoons the island has.
Most visitors who come to Rangiroa come for the scuba diving but it is also a place of unsurpassed beauty and tranquility.
www.cruisetahiti.com /Info_Rangiroa.php   (289 words)

  
 Rangiroa
The protected waters of its lagoon are a beautiful emerald green and blue.
Rangiroa means "extended sky," and from its shores you truly have a magnificent view of the sky from horizon to horizon.
The most populated of the Tuamotu islands, Rangiroa, or "Rangi" as it is often called, is famous for its marine life.
www.anniebees.com /Tahiti/Rangiroa.htm   (385 words)

  
 Cabin cruises on a crewed catamaran in Rangiroa - Boatz 'n Yachtz.
Rangiroa belongs to the second largest archipelago of the world called the
The beauty of the islands within this archipelago is that the waters of the lagoon are relatively shallow, filled with currents bringing an abundance of aquatic life into the region.
Rangiroa comprises several closely formed motus amenable to sailing, beachcombing and snorkeling activities.
www.boatznyachtz.com /tuamotu.htm   (415 words)

  
 Pension Bounty - Rangiroa - French Polynesia (TRAVELMAXIA.COM)
On the atoll of Rangiroa, located to the northeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia, you will find the Pension Bounty in a conviviale, comfortable structure surrounded by coconut plantation.
Located to the northeast of Tahiti, Rangiroa is the largest atoll of French Polynesia, and one of the largest in the world.
Rangiroa, an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago, offers exceptional dives : pelagic fish, manta rays, hammerhead sharks, gray sharks, fl-tips, white-tips, jack fish, barracudas, dolphins, turtles...
www.travelmaxia.com /extended.cfm?Memberid=578   (1167 words)

  
 Rangiroa - Tuamotu atoll - french polynesia - inooi.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rangiroa - Tuamotu atoll - french polynesia - inooi.com
The main activity is the diving, and its point of reference is the Raie Manta Club of Rangiroa.
View of the boarding house 'Chez Glorine' and the zodiac of the Raie Manta Club of Rangiroa.
perso.inooi.com /v2/fr/rangiroa/pora.php?lang=en   (410 words)

  
 :Toshali Tours & Cruises: Rangiroa - Activities
The rugged terrain of Rangiroa makes hiking and other land activities especially tempting for adventuresome visitors.
Rangiroa boasts such an abundance of white sand, the atoll can be described as one big beach.
Rangiroa's lagoon carries an astounding assortment of marine life, which makes it a prime spot for snorkeling.
www.toshaliusa.com /tahiti_ttips_05_06.htm   (297 words)

  
 Air Tahiti Magazine on-board magazine of the airplane company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rangiroa or "Rairoa" (meaning "vast sky"), an atoll at the end of the earth, some 360 kms north-east of Tahiti, is the main island of the Tuamotu archipelago.
You are in Rangiroa, the world's largest atoll, you are in the Tuamotu...
Finally, Rangiroa can also be a stop on your journey to the Marquesas archipelago.
www.airtahitimagazine.com /us_version/tahiti_mag.asp?num=35&art=1   (387 words)

  
 Rangiroa Intro page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rangiroa, with its 42 mile long by 16 mile wide turquoise lagoon, is the largest atoll in the Tuamotu larchipelago and the second largest in the world.
Rangiroa is definitely not a destination for inexperienced or panicky divers, but it is a great place to see sharks, up close and personal.
While the gray reefs are by far the most prevalent of the toothy residents, one should also expect to see whitetip, silvertip and flfin reef sharks along with an occasional great hammerhead.
www.trip-n-tour.com /tahiti/rangiroa.html   (438 words)

  
 Rangiroa Map, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands
Rangiroa Atoll is 300 kilometers northeast of Tahiti, near the northwest end of the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia.
Rangiroa is renowned among scuba divers, and a drift dive through Tiputa Pass on the incoming tide reveals a fantastic array of marinelife.
Rangiroa features several good hotels, including the Kia Ora Rangiroa and the Novotel Rangiroa Beach Resort, but honeymooners and those uninterested in nautical activities could get bored here.
www.mapsouthpacific.com /tahiti/rangiroa-map.html   (284 words)

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