The Pacific Ocean is usually only metres across from Funafuti Lagoon. The ocean floor drops dramatically only a short distance from shore.
Ocean views
At the tip of the island of Fongafale, only separated from the next islet down the atoll at high tide, mere metres otherwise separate the lagoon and ocean.
End of the Island Photos
The causeway is at the narrowest point of Fongafale Island, just metres from the ocean to the lagoon.
Visit the causeway