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Kauehi

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
NASA picture of Kauehi Atoll
Kauehi is located in French Polynesia
Kauehi
Kauehi
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates15°52′S145°8′W / 15.867°S 145.133°W /-15.867; -145.133
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area320 km2 (120 sq mi)(lagoon)
16 km2 (6 sq mi) (above water)
Length24 km (14.9 mi)
Width18 km (11.2 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
CommuneFakarava
Largest settlementTearavero
Demographics
Population257[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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  1. ^"Population".Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived fromthe original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved2 October 2014.
  2. ^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.
  3. ^ab"Kauehi on tahitiheritage.pf". Archived fromthe original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved2014-06-15.
  4. ^Les Atolls des Tuamotu, Jacques Bonvallot, Institut de recherche pour le développement, nakladateľstvo IRD , 1994,ISBN 9782709911757, p. 275-282.
  5. ^United States Exploring Expedition
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