After a thorough cleaning of the boat, it is time for the crew of Under The Pole to cast off for the Tuahomotu. And more precisely Makatea, a raised atoll of coral origin of the Tuahmotu, a former phosphate mining operation that suddenly stopped leaving stigmas covered by vegetation. Today the population is looking to the future, with projects for reconstruction and tourism opening
If the island is unusual in its topography, with very high reliefs, the same is true for the surrounding sea. It's very steep here from the beginning. But this dive into these depths where no one has ever been before also allows you to discover many deep and numerous corals. And even if their shape of saucer recalls species already discovered, it is quite different
The discovery of this mysterious island also raises questions such as "Why does this island so different from all the others have corals so different from autres??
