Where The Ocean Meets The Lagoon

New Caledonia, Coral Sea, South Pacific 2024

 

New Caledonia is home to the world's largest lagoon, a natural jewel classified as a UNESCO world heritage site.

 

 

The reef systems enclosing the lagoon are considered to be the second largest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

With a length of 1,600 km it is the longest continuous barrier reef in the world and home to an exceptional diversity of marine life.

 

 

New Caledonia is a windy place all year round, making the the calm days at the exposed barrier reef precious. This is where the ocean meets the lagoon and from where the breaking waves can be heard from afar.

 

Where the ocean meets the lagoon, where deep water creatures, pelagic life and lagoon inhabitants can be spotted.

 

During our previous visits at the reef, we had, among plenty fish and reef sharks, the privilege of a brief but sweet meeting with a hammerhead shark while freediving, and during our scuba dive we had huge, old loggerhead turtles joining us at the depth.

The magical underwater world calls for more… 💙