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Takapoto
Part of King George Islands
Takapoto, Tua-poto or Oura, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 20 kilometres (12 miles) and a width of 6.7 kilometres (4.2 miles).
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Takapoto, Tua-poto or Oura, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 20 kilometres (12 miles) and a width of 6.7 kilometres (4.2 miles). The nearest land is Takaroa Atoll, located 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the northeast. Takapoto's lagoon has a high salinity and a strong phytoplankton biomass. Geographically Takapoto is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes: Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei. Takapoto Atoll has 380 inhabitants. Fakatopatere, the main village on Takapoto, is located at the southern end of the atoll.
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Census, cataloged
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Unnamed island8 m · 0.08 km²
- Unnamed island6 m · 0.07 km²
- Unnamed island8 m · 0.07 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.05 km²
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.03 km²
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.5 ha
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.9 ha
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Islands by area
| Unnamed island | 0.08 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
Sources
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Photographs
- Tuamotu 9612a. Yves Picq http://veton.picq.fr / CC BY-SA 3.0