Toau
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File:Toau2.jpg
NASA picture of Toau Atoll
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Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (lagoon) 12 km2 (5 sq mi) (above water) |
Length | 35 km (21.7 mi) |
Width | 18 km (11.2 mi) |
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France
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Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
Commune | Fakarava |
Demographics | |
Population | 18[1] (as of 2012) |
Toau, Pakuria, or Taha-a-titi is a coral atoll in French Polynesia, one of the Palliser Islands (Îles Pallisier). Toau has a wide lagoon; length 35 kilometres (22 miles), width 18 kilometres (11 miles). The nearest land is Fakarava Atoll, located 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) to the southeast.
Toau Atoll had a population of 18 in 2012. The main village is called Maragai.
Historical facts
Captain James Cook was the first recorded European to sight the atoll, in April 1774. In some maps Toau appears as "Elizabeth".
Administration
Toau 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
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