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Paraoa

Coordinates:19°08′S140°43′W / 19.133°S 140.717°W /-19.133; -140.717
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Atoll in French Polynesia
Paraoa
NASA picture of Paraoa Atoll
Paraoa is located in French Polynesia
Paraoa
Paraoa
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates19°08′S140°43′W / 19.133°S 140.717°W /-19.133; -140.717
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) (lagoon)
4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) (above water)
Length8.5 km (5.28 mi)
Width5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Administration
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
CommuneHao
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited[1] (2012)

Paraoa,Tohora, orHariri[2] is a small atoll of the centralTuamotu Archipelago inFrench Polynesia. It is located 76 km south ofHao Atoll's westernmost point. The closest land isManuhangi Atoll, 52 km to the west.[3]

Paraoa Atoll is ovular in shape. It measures 8.5 kilometres (5.3 miles) in length with a maximum width of 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles). Its lagoon is not connected to the ocean by a pass, which makes this small atoll quite inaccessible. Paraoa Atoll is uninhabited.

History

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The first recorded European who arrived to Paraoa was EnglishmanSamuel Wallis in 1767. He named it "Gloucester".[4]

Administration

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Paraoa belongs to thecommune ofHao (Main village: Otepa), which includes alsoAhunui (uninhabited),Nengonengo, andManuhangi (uninhabited).

References

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  1. ^"Population".Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived fromthe original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved15 October 2014.
  2. ^"Atoll names". Archived fromthe original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved2008-03-08.
  3. ^"Oceandots". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved2009-03-14.
  4. ^"Samuel Wallis (in German)".Archived from the original on 2019-09-09. Retrieved2008-03-08.

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