czwartek, 20 września 2018

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
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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:
Pacific Islands Volume II Eastern Pacific Naval Intelligence Division 1943

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