Manihiki, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean
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This tiny island (atoll, actually), Manihiki, is in the Cook Islands. With a population of just 468, Manihiki sits above an underwater mountain that rises 4000 m above the ocean floor. Its stunning 10 km-wide lagoon is laced with 43 tiny motu (islets), which are strung along the reef.
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The reef provides excellent swimming and snorkeling among colourful tropical fish and coral. Diving is therefore a major attraction at the island.
The island is renowned for its black pearls and there are pearl farms dotted around the lagoon.
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There are two villages: Tauhunu and Tukao. Amazingly, there are two Fakaheo tribes in the atoll, the Matakeinanga and Tukufare (and each of these tribes has seven sub-tribes!)
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