French Polynesian Archipelago

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​Archipelago:  n (ark-i-pel-ə-goh)  a chain or cluster of islands.
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French Polynesia is a series of archipelagos.  Located in the southern hemisphere at roughly 15°00′S 140°00′W, this tropical paradise boasts a mixture of rugged high islands and low islands (motu in the tahitian language) with coral reef systems abounding.  The crystal clear lagoons of the French Polynesian archipelago are protected by barrier reefs, that often absorb the power the powerful southern seas.  In order to exit these lagoons, one must enter the open ocean through a deep channel or gap in the barrier reef, known as a reef pass.  Generally speaking, each tahitian reef pass has a surfable wave breaking on each side of it's channel.  There are literally hundreds of these reef passes in the French Polynesian archipelago.....hundreds.

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