This islet, located some 300 miles away, in the north of the mainland, is not far from the shore of Mahamate beach, in the town of Pouebo.
Right next to it, stands a mausoleum dedicated to Captain Jean Michel Huon de Kermadec.
Totally forgotten by traditional tourist circuits and submerged most of the time, it can remain visible for the moment, thanks to low tides.
But, helped by the acceleration of the rising waters of the recent decades, the monument is doomed to inexorably disappear within the blue waters of the lagoon. So, sooner or later, the islet will be definitely set free from the “monument” it has sheltered since more than 200 years.