Anaa
Also known as Anaa Atoll, Anau, Anhar, Ara-ura, Atoll Anaa, Chain Island, Chaîne Island, Conversión de San Pablo Island
Anaa, Nganaa-nui (or Ara-ura) is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago, in French Polynesia. It is located in the north-west of the archipelago, 350 km to the east of Tahiti. It is oval in shape, 29.5 km in length and 6.5 km wide, with a total land area of 38 km2 and a population of 504. The atoll is made up by eleven small barren islands with deeper and more fertile soil than other atolls in the Tuamotus. The lagoon is shallow, without entrance, and formed by three main basins. Although it does not have any navigable access, the water of the lagoon renews by several small ch
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- Anaa
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- NASA picture of Anaa Atoll
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- French Polynesia
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- Pacific Ocean
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- Tuamotus
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- 90
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- (lagoon) (above water)
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- 29.5
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- 6.5
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Geology
- Fauna and flora
- Tuuhora
- Demography
- Religion
- Economy
- Commune of Anaa
- Overview
- Faaite
- Tahanea
- Motutunga
- References
- External links
Anaa, Nganaa-nui (or Ara-ura) is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago, in French Polynesia. It is located in the north-west of the archipelago, 350 km to the east of Tahiti. It is oval in shape, 29.5 km in length and 6.5 km wide, with a total land area of 38 km2 and a population of 504. The atoll is made up by eleven small barren islands with deeper and more fertile soil than other atolls in the Tuamotus. The lagoon is shallow, without entrance, and formed by three main basins. Although it does not have any navigable access, the water of the lagoon renews by several small channels that can be crossed walking.
==History== thumb|left|Landscape The atoll of Anaa was known by the legendary cruelty of its soldiers who in the seventeenth century, dominated the north-west of the Tuamotus.
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On the map
12 mapped locations