Tahanea
Atoll in French Polynesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tahanea Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) to the east of Faaite Atoll.
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 16°50′S 144°45′W |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | 522.5 km2 (201.7 sq mi) (lagoon) 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi) (above water) |
Length | 48 km (29.8 mi) |
Width | 15.2 km (9.44 mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
Commune | Anaa |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Tahanea Atoll measures 48 kilometres (30 mi) in length with a maximum width of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 miles). The southern reef fringing the atoll is wider than the northern one, but the largest islands are on the narrower northern rim. Tahanea has a wide and deep lagoon with a surface of 545 square kilometres (210 square miles) . There are three deep, navigable, passes into the lagoon, which are called Motupuapua, Teavatapu and Otao.
Tahanea is uninhabited, but visited occasionally by islanders from neighboring atolls.