Hereheretue
19°52′S 145°00′W
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.
19°52′S 145°00′W
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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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Nearest islands
- 6.3 km
- 6.9 km
- 164 km
- Anuanuraro166 km
- Nukutepipi181 km
- Anuanurunga195 km
Also in Duke of Gloucester Islands
Anuanuraro
7 km²
Major islands
Anuanurunga
2.6 km²
Major islands
Nukutepipi
2.3 km²
Major islands
Unnamed island
3.1 km²▲ 23 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
2 km²▲ 25 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
1 km²▲ 25 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.85 km²▲ 14 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.58 km²▲ 19 m
Minor islands
Also in Tuamotus
Rangiroa
1,446 km²▲ 12 m
Major islands
Fakarava
1,112 km²
Major islands
Hao
720 km²▲ 3 m
Major islands
Apataki
706 km²
Major islands
Makemo
603 km²
Major islands
Toau
561 km²
Major islands
Tahanea
523 km²
Major islands
Arutua
484 km²
Major islands
Also in Polynesia
New Zealand
268,021 km²
Major islands
Samoa
2,842 km²
Minor islands
Rangiroa
1,446 km²▲ 12 m
Minor islands
Fakarava
1,112 km²
Minor islands
Tonga
749 km²
Minor islands
Hao
720 km²▲ 3 m
Minor islands
Apataki
706 km²
Minor islands
Makemo
603 km²
Minor islands
Also in Leeward Islands
New Zealand
268,021 km²
Major islands
Samoa
2,842 km²
Minor islands
Rangiroa
1,446 km²▲ 12 m
Minor islands
Fakarava
1,112 km²
Minor islands
Tonga
749 km²
Minor islands
Hao
720 km²▲ 3 m
Minor islands
Apataki
706 km²
Minor islands
Makemo
603 km²
Minor islands
Also in Society Islands
New Zealand
268,021 km²
Major islands
Samoa
2,842 km²
Minor islands
Rangiroa
1,446 km²▲ 12 m
Minor islands
Fakarava
1,112 km²
Minor islands
Tahiti
1,044 km²▲ 2,241 m
Minor islands
Tonga
749 km²
Minor islands
Hao
720 km²▲ 3 m
Minor islands
Apataki
706 km²
Minor islands
Also in Pacific Islands
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774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands
Japan
377,974 km²
Major islands
New Zealand
268,021 km²
Major islands
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227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m
Major islands
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104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m
Major islands
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93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m
Major islands
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77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m
Minor islands
Sakhalin
74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m
Minor islands