Tahanea
Tahanea Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located to the east of Faaite Atoll.
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- Tahanea
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- NASA picture of Tahanea Atoll
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- French Polynesia
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- Pacific Ocean
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- Tuamotus
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- 522.5
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- (lagoon) (above water)
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- 48
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- 15.2
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- France
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Tahanea Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located to the east of Faaite Atoll.
Tahanea Atoll measures in length with a maximum width of . The southern reef fringing the atoll is wider than the northern one, but the largest islands are on the narrower northern rim. Tahanea has a wide and deep lagoon with a surface of . There are three deep, navigable, passes into the lagoon, which are called Motupuapua, Teavatapu and Otao.
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