NewCal

 

 

In 2020, a new life adventure started for us (my partner Christian and I) in New Caledonia, where "Tourment d´Amour", a sailboat of make Gamelin Maracuja, now is our floating base and adventure companion.

 

 

Here are some pictures from this fantastic lagoon found in the Coral Sea in the South Pacific. More blog posts and pictures from New Caledonia can be found under "Archive" on the right   -------->

 

 

 

The lagoon of New Caledonia is exceptional and unique in many ways. With a size of 24,000 km2, this vast lagoon is the biggest in the world. 

 Its amazing reef system surrounds the lagoon with a 1,600 km long coral reef, the second longest barrier reef on the planet. 

When adding the barrier reef, the total lagoon/reef area represents almost 40,000 km2. Despite their size, the thriving reefs of New Caledonia remain relatively unexplored. 

 

The overall marine biodiversity of New Caledonia is estimated at 15,000 species, although certain zones still remain fairly unknown.

 

 

Filled with natural beauty, containing diverse coral reefs and small islands, this intact ecosystem is home to a very wide range of marine life. Each time we get underwater we make new aquatic friends.