A brief break in the midst of a long and volatile cyclone season at Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands, Polynesia.

Shallow tidal waters settle over the golden sands of an emerald-green lagoon, extending to white breaking waves on a coral reef fringe in the distant horizon as another cyclone system brews overhead.

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Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands, Polynesia.

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A brief break in the midst of a long and volatile cyclone season at Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands, Polynesia.

Clear shallow tidal waters and an emerald-green lagoon extend to white breaking waves on a coral reef fringe in the distant horizon as another cyclone system brews overhead.

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A moon over Mount Otemanu (2,384 ft.), a dormant volcanic protrusion rising out of the center of the island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia's Society Islands. A deep blue lagoon and string of fringe reef islets (motus) surround the island.

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Fuipisia Falls plunges 55 metres into a lush tropical island gorge in southeastern Upolu, Western Samoa.

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