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Palliser Islands

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Coordinates:15°07′30″S147°38′46″W / 15.125°S 147.646°W /-15.125; -147.646

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Pallisers

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Location of thePalliser Islands in thePacific Ocean

Map of the Tuamotus; thePallisers are located northwest-most in the main Tuamotu atoll cluster.

ThePalliser Islands orPallisers are a subgroup of theTuamotu group inFrench Polynesia. They are located in the very northwest of the main group of atolls.^[1]

Atolls

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The group includes:

Administration

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Administratively, Arutua, Apataki and Kaukura atolls belong to thecommune of Arutua, with a total population of 1510 inhabitants.
Toau andFakarava, belong to the commune ofFakarava. The total population is of 1800 inhabitants.
The commune ofRangiroa consists of 3 atolls: Rangiroa itself, Tikehau and Mataiva, and a separate island (Makatea). The total population is of 3467 inhabitants.

History

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The Palliser Islands were named "Palliser's Isles" by CaptainJames Cook, who was the firstEuropean to sight them, on 19 April and 20 April 1774; naming them as such in honour of Admiral SirHugh Palliser.^[2]