Avatoru Pass is located on the northwestern portion of the
Rangiroa lagoon in the
Tuamotu Islands of
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ...
. It is located immediately to the West of the village of
Avatoru. There are only two major passes on Rangiroa, the other being
Tiputa Pass
Tiputa Pass is a strait in the northwest portion of Rangiroa lagoon in the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia, joining the lagoon to the open ocean. There are only two such passes in Rangiroa, the second one being Avatoru Pass. Tiputa Pass separa ...
. The latter is located approximately southeast of Avatoru Pass. The pass is a popular
scuba diving
Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word ''scub ...
location, although the Tiputa Pass is generally preferred by divers.
There is a small island located at the mouth of the Pass, called Motu Fara, with an area of .
The small island, which is private and can be rented out,
[https://planetofhotels.com/en/french-polynesia/avatoru/motu-fara-private-island]
It is featured on the 1978 album cover for
''Pacific'' by
Haruomi Hosono,
Shigeru Suzuki and
Tatsuro Yamashita.
See also
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Tiputa Pass
Tiputa Pass is a strait in the northwest portion of Rangiroa lagoon in the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia, joining the lagoon to the open ocean. There are only two such passes in Rangiroa, the second one being Avatoru Pass. Tiputa Pass separa ...
References
Landforms of the Tuamotus
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