Arutua
Atoll
Geography
Arutua is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is
31 km long and 24 km wide.
Other names: Ngaru-atua, Cockburn
Location: 15°14′43″S
146°36′43″W. Arutua is located about 40 km from Rangiroa and 16 km from Apataki
Atoll.
Area: 15 km² (land) and 484 km² (lagoon)
Population: 680 (2012)
Largest settlement: Rautini
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History
1772 – Dutch explorer Jakob
Roggeveen was the first European to visit the atoll.
1826 – British mariner Frederick
Beechey visited the atoll. He called the atoll Cockburn Island.
1984 – A small airport
is opened.
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