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Hereheretue
Part of Duke of Gloucester Islands
Hereheretue or Hiri-oro is an atoll in French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. It is the northernmost island of the Duke of Gloucester Islands group, or Îles du Duc de Gloucester, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Hereheretue's nearest neighbour is Anuanuraro, which is located about 150 km away.
Overview
Hereheretue or Hiri-oro is an atoll in French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. It is the northernmost island of the Duke of Gloucester Islands group, or Îles du Duc de Gloucester, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Hereheretue's nearest neighbour is Anuanuraro, which is located about 150 km away. It lies 450 km southwest of Hao and 488 km southeast of Tahiti. Hereheretue Atoll has a roughly trapezoidal shape. Its lagoon is quite deep and has an area of 23 km2. The broad reef completely encloses the lagoon, so that there is no navigable passage to enter it. Hereheretue is the only permanently inhabited atoll of the group. It had a population of 56 at the 2012 census. Most of the population lives in the main village Otetou.
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Census, cataloged
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.07 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.03 km²
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island0.9 ha
- Unnamed island0.9 ha
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Islands by area
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |