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Atoll in French Polynesia
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Kauehi
NASA picture of Kauehi Atoll
Kauehi is located in French PolynesiaKauehiKauehi
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates15°52′S 145°8′W / 15.867°S 145.133°W / -15.867; -145.133
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area320 km (120 sq mi) (lagoon)
16 km (6 sq mi) (above water)
Length24 km (14.9 mi)
Width18 km (11.2 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
CommuneFakarava
Largest settlementTearavero
Demographics
Population257 (2012)

Kauehi, or Putake, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Raraka Atoll, located 17 km to the Southeast. Kauehi has a wide lagoon measuring 24 km by 18 km. The atoll has a lagoon area of 320 km (124 sq mi), and a land area of 16 km (6 sq mi). Kauehi's lagoon has one navigable pass.

The atoll has 257 inhabitants as of 2012. The main village is called Tearavero.

History

Even though Kauehi Atoll was probably well known to the pearl traders, the first recorded European to visit it was the Beagle's captain Robert FitzRoy in 1835. Kauehi was later visited by the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838–1842. Charles Wilkes called the atoll "Vincennes" after his ship.

Administration

Kauehi Atoll belongs to the commune of Fakarava, which consists of Fakarava, as well as the atolls of Aratika, Kauehi, Niau, Raraka, Taiaro and Toau.

References

  1. "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Kauehi on tahitiheritage.pf". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  4. Les Atolls des Tuamotu, Jacques Bonvallot, Institut de recherche pour le développement, nakladateľstvo IRD , 1994, ISBN 9782709911757, p. 275-282.
  5. United States Exploring Expedition
Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier Islands of French Polynesia
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