Motu One
Bellinghausen
15°50′S 154°31′W
Motu One, also known as Bellinghausen, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands, in the South Pacific. Motu One is located 550 km northwest from Tahiti and 72 km northeast of Manuae, its closest neighbor.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
Terrain
15°50′S 154°31′W
Overview
Motu One, also known as Bellinghausen, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands, in the South Pacific. Motu One is located 550 km northwest from Tahiti and 72 km northeast of Manuae, its closest neighbor. Motu One's reef encloses totally a lagoon without a pass. All of its sides are covered with low, wooded sandy islands except for its southern side. Motu One means Sand Island in Tahitian, that is a low-lying, sandy islet that cannot sustain permanent human habitation.
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Nearest islands
- Tahiti579 km
- Rangiroa742 km
- Apataki879 km
- Fakarava952 km
- Makemo1158 km
- Hao1474 km
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
Photographs
View of the Society Islands taken during ISS Expedition 2.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
NASA astronaut image of Motu One Atoll (Society Islands, French Polynesia) in the Pacific Ocean
View of the Society Islands taken during ISS Expedition 9.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
NASA astronaut image of Motu One, Society Islands, French Polynesia
Sources
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Photographs
- ISS002-E-9768 - View of the Society Islands. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Motu One. NASA / Public domain
- ISS009-E-5527 - View of the Society Islands. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- MotuOne. NASA / Public domain