71 Direction of Sustainable Development of the South Province Territories I Strolling along the waterways 70 Strolling along the waterways The Wadiana Cascade An easy to reach refreshing stopover These 30 m high waterfalls, commonly called Goro Cascade, welcome many bathers. The Japanese Iron Mine (1938-1941) Placed on the water, like a stationary dog, the metal sentinel, witness to a past of hard work where the Japanese came to exploit iron ore, freezes in a rusty silence. Prony, a story of waters A true inland sea A heavily indented coastal landscape, made up of wellsheltered bays, gives the Fairing and Kauris Bays a very safe anchorage, renowned as a cyclone spot for sailors exposed to the worst weather situations. The bay forms a glowing setting with its ultramafic soil and a green one with its vegetation where the columnar pines widespread in this area emerge from the sloping base. The hydrophilic flora mixes herbaceous plants and mangroves around the coast. A privileged place for whale watching The bay is a starting point for observing humpback whales, a species protected since 1963 in the splendid Caledonian lagoon classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Prony Bay is named after the steamship Prony which carried out hydrographic surveys of its depths between 1853 and 1855. Funicular attached to the slope and portico of the Mine Fairing Bay The Carénage (Fairing) Bay Waterfall on the Fairing River
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