Motutunga

Also known as Motutunga Atoll

Motutunga Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 17 km to the east of Tahanea Atoll.

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Islands.name: Motutunga
Islands.image_name: Motutunga2.jpg
Islands.image_caption: NASA picture of Motutunga Atoll
Islands.map: French Polynesia
Islands.location: Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago: Tuamotus
Islands.area_km2: 126
Islands.area_footnotes: (lagoon) (above water)
Islands.length_km: 15
Islands.width_km: 14
Islands.country: France
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Overseas collectivity
Islands.country_admin_divisions: French Polynesia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2: Commune
Islands.country_admin_divisions_2: Anaa
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Administrative subdivision
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Tuamotus
Islands.population: Uninhabited

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Area: 126
Image: Motutunga2.jpg

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Commons category: Motutunga
time of discovery or invention: 1773-08-13

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Motutunga Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 17 km to the east of Tahanea Atoll.

Motutunga Atoll is roughly triangular in shape. It measures 15 km in length with a maximum width of 14 km. The reef surrounding the atoll is continuous, leaving no channels deep enough for ships to reach the lagoon. Motutunga's lagoon has a surface of 126 km2.