 NASA picture of Paraoa Atoll | |
  Paraoa | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 19°08′S140°43′W / 19.133°S 140.717°W /-19.133; -140.717 |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) (lagoon) 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 8.5 km (5.28 mi) |
| Width | 5.5 km (3.42 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Hao |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[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.
The first recorded European who arrived to Paraoa was EnglishmanSamuel Wallis in 1767. He named it "Gloucester".[4]
Paraoa belongs to thecommune ofHao (Main village: Otepa), which includes alsoAhunui (uninhabited),Nengonengo, andManuhangi (uninhabited).
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