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Ilot Mato is a wonderful anchorage with protection from all wind directions. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the island has a miniature lagoon within New Caledonia's Great Southern Lagoon. You can enjoy well developed coral reefs with ancient coral heads that are thousands of years old, a reef nursery area where baby tropical fish of every description begin their adventure, sea eagles, white sand beaches, and often nobody in the anchorage but your own yacht. Here is a virtual tour of Ilot Mato to tide you over until you can get here yourself. Be sure to click on the images to see the sphere image, read the caption and click on the full page view for a virtual reality expedition to Ilot Mato. All the details you need to get yourself here in person are on the Rocket Cruising Guide to New Caledonia. Order yours now at cruising-newcaledonia.com
Created 11/02/2019 by Richard Chesher
If you are into trekking in wilderness areas this has to be one of the best river treks in the world. Here is the Carenage River on the SE tip of Grande Terre, New Caledonia - from the crystal clear source down over spectacular waterfalls to where it empties out into the Baie du Carenage. Perfect for a day hike, exciting on mountain bikes, wonderful walk from you yacht in the anchorage.
Created 09/02/2019 by Richard Chesher

InSight, Mars (2)

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Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to give the Red Planet its first thorough checkup since it formed 4.5 billion years ago.
Created 19/12/2018 by Andrew Bodrov

Cumalikizik (5)

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Cumalikizik is a small village near Bursa in western Turkey. Many traditional houses from Ottoman origin survived the times. Recently tourism discovered the village and meanwhile the restoration started. In 2014 the village was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage.
Created 02/12/2018 by Heiner Straesser - derPanoramafotograf.com