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    Fangataufa

    Part of Tuamotus

    Fangataufa (or Fangatafoa) is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. The atoll has been fully owned by the French state since 1964. From 1966 to 1996 it was used as a nuclear test site by the French government.

    Overview

    Fangataufa (or Fangatafoa) is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. The atoll has been fully owned by the French state since 1964. From 1966 to 1996 it was used as a nuclear test site by the French government. In total, 4 atmospheric and 10 underground nuclear explosions were carried out on the atoll.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    30

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island22 m · 1 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.47 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.15 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.11 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Unnamed island: 1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.47 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island1 km²
    Unnamed island0.47 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia