Aerial view of Bora-Bora ringed by reefs
Reef-ringed blue hole in Caribbean Sea
Aerial view of Fiji Islands and coral reefs
Aerial view of islands of Palau
Aerial view of Bora-Bora islands and horizon
Rainbows over blue Caribbean reef
Aerial view of sandbars
Aerial view of Bora-Bora
Frothy blue Caribbean sea
Aerial view of island of Tahiti
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Reef-Ringed Bora-Bora
Lacy breakers lap the coral reef that rings Bora-Bora, an ancient sunken volcano 165 miles (266 kilometers) northwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia's Society Islands. Surrounded by sugar-white beaches, an electric-blue lagoon, and some of the clearest water on the planet, Bora-Bora is home to hundreds of species of tropical fish.
Photograph by Jodi Cobb

Patterns in Nature: Island Aerials

See aerial photos of islands, from National Geographic.

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