Tekokota
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Tekokota is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls, located close to the geographic center of the archipelago.
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Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 17°19′S 142°37′W |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) (lagoon) 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) (above water) |
Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Width | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
Commune | Hikueru |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
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Tekokota Atoll is one of the smallest atolls of the Tuamotus. Its islands have a total land mass of only 0.9 square kilometres (0.3 square miles).
Tekokota's shape is roughly oval and it is 5 kilometres (3 miles) in length and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) in width. The western side of Tekokota Atoll is submerged. The surface of its shallow central lagoon is 5.1 square kilometres (2.0 square miles).
Tekokota Atoll is uninhabited. The closest land to Tekokota is Hikueru Atoll, located 22 km to the south.[2]