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
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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.
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