The 1.5-km-wide, steep-sided island of Meheti’a, seen here from the south, is the youngest and SE-most of the Society Islands. Wave erosion has exposed older lava flows, leaving steep cliffs that overlie coral reefs.

Photo by Jacky Vedraine (http://www.polynesiepassion.net).

This image is made available under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license terms.

Keywords: island volcano | erosion

Mehetia