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    Hao

    Part of Tuamotus

    Hao, or Haorangi, is a large coral atoll in the central part of the Tuamotu Archipelago. It has c. 1000 people living on 35 km2 (14 sq mi). It was used to house the military support base for the nuclear tests on Mururoa.

    Located in the center-east of the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia, the lagoon of the Hao atoll opens onto the ocean via a single pass with sometimes strong currents.
    Located in the center-east of the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia, the lagoon of the Hao atoll opens onto the ocean via a single pass with sometimes strong currents.

    Olivier Dugornay (IFREMER, Pôle Images, Centre Bretagne - ZI de la Pointe du Diable - CS 10070 - 29280 Plouzané, France) / CC BY 4.0

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    Overview

    Hao, or Haorangi, is a large coral atoll in the central part of the Tuamotu Archipelago. It has c. 1000 people living on 35 km2 (14 sq mi). It was used to house the military support base for the nuclear tests on Mururoa. Because of its shape, French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville named it "Île de la Harpe" (Harp Island).

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    2

    • Manuhangi

      Area
      3.6 km²
      High point
      17 m

      Manuhangi (also known as Te Fara) is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 68 km southeast of Nengonengo, 52 km west of Paraoa and 845 km east of Tahiti.

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      2.3 km²

    Minor islands

    3

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.29 km²

    • Paraoa

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²

    Islets

    2
    • Unnamed island0.06 km²
    • Paraoa0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m20 m17 mManuhangi3 mParaoa
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Manuhangi: 3.6 km²ManuhangiUnnamed island: 2.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.29 km²Unnamed islandParaoa: 0.23 km²ParaoaUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandParaoa: 0.2 haParaoaParaoa: <0.1 haParaoa
    km², log scale
    Manuhangi3.6 km²
    Unnamed island2.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.29 km²
    Paraoa0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Paraoa0.2 ha
    Paraoa<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs