Fakarava
Atoll
Geography
Fakarava is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is
60 km long and 21 km wide. The atoll has a large and deep lagoon. Fakarava is
being classified by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.
Other
names: Havaiki-te-araro,
Havai'I, Farea, Wittgensten
Location: 16°18′S 145°38′W.
Toau atoll lies about 14 km from Fakarava.
Area: 16 km² (land) and 1,112 km² (lagoon)
Population: 824 (2012)
Largest
settlement: Rotoava
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History
The ancestors of the Tahitian royal family Pōmare came
from Fakarava.
17
July 1820 - Fabian
Gottlieb von Bellingshausen discovered the atoll for Europe. He named it Wittgenstein.
1995 - Domestic airfield was inaugurated.
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