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Disappointment Islands
Part of Tuamotus
The Disappointment Islands (French: Îles du Désappointement [il dy dezapwɛ̃tmɑ̃]) are a subgroup of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. They are located towards the northeast, away from the main Tuamotu group.
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The Disappointment Islands (French: Îles du Désappointement [il dy dezapwɛ̃tmɑ̃]) are a subgroup of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. They are located towards the northeast, away from the main Tuamotu group. The Disappointment Islands are a small group of coral islands, which includes the island of Tepoto and the atoll of Napuka. Puka-Puka, 290 kilometres (180 mi) to their southeast, is often included in this subgroup. These islands are arid, and are not especially conducive to human habitation.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands0
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Puka-Puka
- Area
- 16.2 km²
- High point
- 16 m
Puka-Puka is a small inhabited coral atoll in the north-eastern Tuamotu Archipelago, sometimes included as a member of the Disappointment Islands. This atoll is quite isolated, the nearest land being Fakahina, 182 km to the southwest.
Napuka
- Area
- 18 km²
- High point
- 7 m
Napuka, or Pukaroa, is a small coral atoll in the Disappointment Islands, in the northeastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located only 15 km to the southeast of Tepoto Nord, its nearest neighbor, forming a small group.
Tepoto
- Area
- 2 km²
- High point
- 24 m
Tepoto, also known as Tepoto Nord (to avoid confusion with Tepoto Atoll [Tepoto Sud] 400 kilometres [249 miles] to the southwest), Te Poto, Toho, or Pukapoto, is a coral island, the northwesternmost of the Disappointment Islands in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.