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Nuku Hiva Island in the Marquesas archipelago in French Polynesia.
Stone tiki on Nuku Hiva Island in the Iles Marquesas archipelago in French Polynesia.
Elaborate stone tiki on Nuku Hiva Island in the Iles Marquesas archipelago in French Polynesia.
The view overlooking Baie Taiohae on Nuku Hiva in the Iles Marquesas in French Polynesia. The settlement of Taiohae is in the middle of the photo at the end of the bay. It is the largest settlement on Nuku Hiva. Photo courtesy of NOAA/ Lieutenant Rebecca Waddington
Moorea in the Society Islands in French Polynesia.
Waterfalls near Papeete, Tahiti, in the Society Islands in French Polynesia.
Bora Bora, French Polynesia, from the air.
Memorial in Papeete, Tahiti, to victims of atomic weapons testing in French Polynesia. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Wingate.
Commemorative inscription at the atomic weapons testing memorial in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Wingate.
Double rainbows over the island of Mo’orea in French Polynesia. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Emily Olson.
A view in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, showing palm trees and a volcanic plug with a white sandy beach in the foreground. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Anthony R. Picciolo.
A Matterhorn of the South Pacific on the island of Mo’orea in French Polynesia, as seen from offshore. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Anthony R. Picciolo.