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Coordinates:15°52′S145°8′W / 15.867°S 145.133°W /-15.867; -145.133

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Atoll in French Polynesia

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Kauehi
Geography
NASA picture of Kauehi Atoll
Kauehi
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	15°52′S145°8′W / 15.867°S 145.133°W /-15.867; -145.133
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	320 km² (120 sq mi) (lagoon) 16 km² (6 sq mi) (above water)
Length	24 km (14.9 mi)
Width	18 km (11.2 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Commune	Fakarava
Largest settlement	Tearavero
Demographics
Population	257^[1] (2012)

Kauehi, orPutake,^[2] is anatoll in theTuamotu group inFrench Polynesia. The nearest land isRaraka Atoll, located 17 km to the Southeast. Kauehi has a wide lagoon measuring 24 km by 18 km. The atoll has a lagoon area of 320 km² (124 sq mi), and a land area of 16 km² (6 sq mi).Kauehi's lagoon has one navigable pass.

The atoll has 257 inhabitants as of 2012^[update]. The main village is called Tearavero.^[3]

History

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Even though Kauehi Atoll was probably well known to the pearl traders, the first recorded European to visit it was theBeagle's captainRobert FitzRoy in 1835.^[3]^[4] Kauehi was later visited by the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838–1842.Charles Wilkes called the atoll "Vincennes" after his ship.^[5]

Administration

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Kauehi Atoll belongs to the commune ofFakarava, which consists of Fakarava, as well as the atolls ofAratika, Kauehi,Niau,Raraka,Taiaro andToau.

References

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^"Population".Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived fromthe original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved2 October 2014.
^Young, J.L. (1899)."Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known".Journal of the Polynesian Society.8 (4):264–268. Retrieved7 January 2015.
^^a ^b"Kauehi on tahitiheritage.pf". Archived fromthe original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved2014-06-15.
^Les Atolls des Tuamotu, Jacques Bonvallot, Institut de recherche pour le développement, nakladateľstvo IRD , 1994,ISBN 9782709911757, p. 275-282.
^United States Exploring Expedition