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    Taenga

    Part of Tuamotus

    Taenga, or Taunga-hara, is one of the Tuamotu atolls in French Polynesia. It is located 32 km to the northeast of Makemo Atoll and 27 km to the northwest of Nihiru Atoll.

    Overview

    Taenga, or Taunga-hara, is one of the Tuamotu atolls in French Polynesia. It is located 32 km to the northeast of Makemo Atoll and 27 km to the northwest of Nihiru Atoll. 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 has 65 inhabitants (2022), most of whom are Mormons who have lived there since 1845.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets18
    • Rocks & skerries2

    Major islands

    4

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      4.1 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.85 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.45 km²
      High point
      14 m

    Minor islands

    5

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      9 m

    Islets

    18
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.02 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    2
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Unnamed island: 4.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1.2 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.85 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.45 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.24 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.21 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 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: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island4.1 km²
    Unnamed island1.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.85 km²
    Unnamed island0.45 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 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 island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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