Tuamotu Atolls, French Polynesia Photograph by Jeff Robbins, S/V Vesper June 2003

The pass into Tahanea Atoll - The motus and islets at each of the atolls are very low and difficult to spot from a distance. They do show up on radar, but you often must be close and sometimes the radar isn't able to pick them out during a squall. This makes navigating in the Tuamotus challenging and even dangerous.

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