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    Tetiaroa

    Part of Îles du Vent

    Tetiʻaroa (French, officially: Tetiaroa, [tetjaʁɔa]) is an atoll in the Windward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territorial collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Administratively, it is part of the commune of Arue.

    Tetiaro atoll from sky
    Tetiaro atoll from sky

    Supertoff / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    16 landforms

    Overview

    Tetiʻaroa (French, officially: Tetiaroa, [tetjaʁɔa]) is an atoll in the Windward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territorial collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Administratively, it is part of the commune of Arue. Once a holiday location for Tahitian royalty, the islets are under a 99-year lease signed by the actor Marlon Brando, and are home to The Brando Resort, sublet to the Brando family.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets7
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    4
    • Onetahi

      Onetahi

      Area
      0.75 km²
      High point
      20 m

    Minor islands

    4

    • Hiraanae

      Area
      0.32 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Honuea

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Reiono

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Tahuna Iti

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    7
    • Tauini18 m · 0.06 km²
    • Motu One11 m · 0.06 km²
    • Auroa19 m · 0.04 km²
    • Motu ’ā’ie9 m · 0.01 km²
    • Tahuna Rahi8 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m23 mTiaruanu23 mOroatera23 mReiono22 mHiraanae20 mOnetahi19 mRimatu'u19 mAuroa18 mTauini11 mMotu One10 mHonuea9 mMotu ’ā’ie8 mTahuna Rahi
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Tiaruanu: 1.6 km²TiaruanuRimatu'u: 0.87 km²Rimatu'uOroatera: 0.82 km²OroateraOnetahi: 0.75 km²OnetahiHiraanae: 0.32 km²HiraanaeHonuea: 0.29 km²HonueaReiono: 0.22 km²ReionoTauini: 0.06 km²TauiniMotu One: 0.06 km²Motu OneAuroa: 0.04 km²AuroaMotu ’ā’ie: 0.01 km²Motu ’ā’ieTahuna Rahi: 0.9 haTahuna RahiUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Tiaruanu1.6 km²
    Rimatu'u0.87 km²
    Oroatera0.82 km²
    Onetahi0.75 km²
    Hiraanae0.32 km²
    Honuea0.29 km²
    Reiono0.22 km²
    Tauini0.06 km²
    Motu One0.06 km²
    Auroa0.04 km²
    Motu ’ā’ie0.01 km²
    Tahuna Rahi0.9 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

    Photographs