Kauehi Atoll

Kauehi Atoll

Geography

Kauehi is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is 24 km long and 18 km wide.

Other names: Putake, Vincennes.

Location: 15°52′S 145°8′W. The nearest land is Raraka Atoll, located 17 km to the Southeast.

Area: 15 km² (land) and 321 km² (lagoon)

Population: 257 (2012)

Largest settlement: Tearavero

Map of Kauehi (1839)

Kauehi

History

13 November 1835 – The first recorded European visit. The atoll is visited by captain Robert FitzRoy.

31 August 1839 - Kauehi was later visited by the historic United States Exploring Expedition

2001 - Domestic airfield was inaugurated.

Kauehi

Kauehi

Kauehi

Kauehi

Kauehi

Sources

https://mapio.net/a/114567045/?lang=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauehi

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauehi

https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~246014~5514608:Kawahe--Kauehi-or-Vincennes-Island,

Taiaro Atoll

Taiaro Atoll

Geography

Taiaro is a small atoll in the west of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. It is 5.7 km long and 3.6 km wide. The atoll is private property and it is for sale (the price is EUR 6,900,000).

Other names: Maro-taua, Raeffsky

Location: 15°45′S 144°38′W. Taiaro lies 42 km to the northeast of Raraka Atoll.

Area: 6 km² (land) and 12 km² (lagoon)

Highest point: 5 m.

Population: uninhabited

Map of Taiaro

Taiaro

History

13 November 1835 - The first recorded European arriving to Taiaro Atoll was Captain Robert FitzRoy on the ship Beagle (along with Charles Darwin). It was the last atoll of the Tuamotus to be recorded and charted.

29 August 1839 – The atoll was visited by Charles Wilkes. He named it King`s Island.

1977 - Taiaro was declared a protected area by UNESCO under the name Biosphere Reserve Taiaro Atoll.

Taiaro

Taiaro

Taiaro

Taiaro

Taiaro

Sources:

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiaro

https://www.vladi-private-islands.de/en/islands-for-sale/pacific-ocean/french-polynesia/taiaro-atoll/

http://www.atolls-polynesie.ird.fr/irdpoly/uktaiaro.htm

Aratika Atoll

Aratika Atoll

Geography

Aratika is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is 20 km long and 11 km wide. The lagoon is wide and deep and can be entered by two navigable passes.

Other names: Carlshoff Island

Location: 15°32′S 145°32′W. The nearest land is Kauehi Atoll, located 35 km to the south-east.

Area: 8.3 km² (land) and 145 km² (lagoon)

Population: 160 (2012)

Largest settlement: Paparara

Map of Aratika

Aratika

History

March 1824 - Otto von Kotzebue visited the atoll as the first European.

September 1838 - Jules Dumont D'Urville visited Aratika.

September 1839 - Charles Wilkes visited the atoll.

Aratika

Aratika (Credit: François Lavergne)

Aratika (Credit: François Lavergne)

Aratika (Credit: François Lavergne)

Sources:

http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_8_1899/Volume_8,_No._4,_December_1899/Names_of_the_Paumotu_Islands,_by_J.L._Young,_p_264-268?action=null

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aratika

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aratika

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aratika

http://www.survoldefrance.fr/affichage.php?&lieu=Aratika&f=0

https://mapio.net/a/114567047/?lang=en

Palliser Islands

Palliser Islands

The Palliser Islands are a subgroup of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. There are nine atolls and one coral island.

Name (Other names)	Land area	Lagoon area	Population (2012)	Largest settlement
Mataiva atoll (Tepoetiriura)	16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)	25 km2 (10 sq mi)	280	Pahua
Tikehau atoll (Porutu-kai)	20 km2 (8 sq mi)	461 km2 (178 sq mi)	529	Avatoru
Makatea island	24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)	-	68	Moumu
Rangiroa atoll (Te Kokōta)	79 km2 (31 sq mi)	1,446 km2 (558 sq mi)	2,567	Tiputa
Arutua atoll (Ngaru-atua)	15 km2 (6 sq mi)	484 km2 (187 sq mi)	680	Rautini
Apataki atoll	21 km2 (8 sq mi)	706 km2 (273 sq mi)	350	Niutahi
Kaukura atoll (Kaheko)	11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)	434 km2 (168 sq mi)	475	Raitahiti
Niau atoll (Fakaau)	20 km2 (8 sq mi)	33 km2 (13 sq mi)	226	Tupana
Toau atoll (Pakuria)	12 km2 (5 sq mi)	561 km2 (217 sq mi)	18	Maragai
Fakarava atoll (Farea)	24 km2 (9 sq mi)	1,112 km2 (429 sq mi)	837	Rotoava
Total	242 km2 (93 sq mi)	5,262 km2 (2,032 sq mi)	6,030	-

The north-west part of Tuamotu Archipelago with Palliser Islands

Mataiva Atoll

Tikehau Atoll

Makatea Island

Rangiroa Atoll

Arutua Atoll

Apataki Atoll

Kaukura Atoll

Niau Atoll

Toau Atoll

Fakarava Atoll

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More information about the islands: Mataiva, Tikehau, Makatea, Rangiroa, Arutua, Apataki, Kaukura, Niau, Toau, Fakarava.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palliser_Islands

https://oceaniaislands.blogspot.com/

Pacific Islands Volume II Eastern Pacific Naval Intelligence Division 1943