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:
Pacific Islands Volume II Eastern Pacific Naval Intelligence Division 1943
