Beach in One Foot Island, Aitutaki, Cook Island, Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean (photo)

Aitutaki, Cook Island, Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean. Beach in One Foot Island. One Foot Island is a small island in the district of Aitutaki of the Cook Islands in Australia. It is also known as Tapuaetai and is one of 22 islands of the atoll. It is said that One Foot Island gives the visitors the best view of the Aitutaki lagoon. It was awarded 'Australia's Leading Beach' at the World Travel Awards held in Sydney in June 2008. The island is uninhabited. The beaches of OneFoot Island are white, and the water is crystal clear. This is a paradise for divers and snorkelers and also for those wanting to enjoy the beach and the sand. Climate: Since the islands are South of the equator, the seasons are opposite to those of Europe and North America. The cooler, drier season is from April to November and the warmer, more humid season is from December to March. The average temperature is 27 Celsius. Regularly listed as one of the most romantic places on Earth, and the second-most visited island in the Cooks, Aitutaki is famous for its impossibly crystal-clear, turquoise water of its central lagoon, tiny motus (islets) and pristine, palm-shaded beaches. Inland, Aitukati's rolling hills are a patchwork of banana plantations and coconut groves. 220 kilometres from Rarotonga and easily accessible by air, flying over Aitutaki is breathtaking. The immense, turquoise lagoon appears to float on the deeper blue of the Pacific, and is speckled with 15 uninhabited motus and brightly coloured corals just below the shimmering liquid surface. This is the ultimate blue lagoon. Photographed in 2013