Taenga
NASA picture of Taenga Atoll
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Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 16°21′S 143°07′WCoordinates: 16°21′S 143°07′W |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) (lagoon) 20 km2 (8 sq mi) (above water) |
Length | 27 km (16.8 mi) |
Width | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
Administration | |
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Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
Commune | Makemo |
Demographics | |
Population | 113[1] (2012) |
Taenga Atoll is roughly triangular in shape. It measures 27 km in length with a maximum width of 11 km.
Taenga's lagoon has an area of 120 square kilometres (46 square miles). It is very difficult to enter on account of the currents and the very narrow pass.
This atoll currently has 113 inhabitants, most of whom are Mormons who have lived there since 1845.[2]
History
Administration
Taenga Atoll belongs to the commune of Makemo, which consists of the atolls of Makemo, Haraiki, Marutea Nord, Katiu, Tuanake, Hiti, Tepoto Sud, Raroia, Takume, Taenga and Nihiru.References
- The Lost Island of Saints by Yves and Kathleen Perrin, Ensign, June 1986, 39.
- Oceandots
- Description
- Yves and Kathleen Perrin, "The Island of Lost Saints", Ensign, June 1986.
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