Location Pacific Ocean Length 13 km (8.1 mi) Overseas collectivity French Polynesia Area 67 km² | Archipelago Tuamotus Width 8 km (5 mi) Administrative subdivision Tuamotus Island group Tuamotus | |
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Nengonengo is a small atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 53 km southeast of Ravahere, its closest neighbor, and 100 km southwest of Hao Atoll.
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Map of Nengonengo
Nengonengo Atoll is roughly bell-shaped. It measures 13 km in length with a maximum width of 8 km. It has a wide lagoon with a surface 67 km², but there is no pass to enter it.
Nengonengo used to be inhabited, but no longer is.
History
The first recorded European who arrived to Nengonengo was Englishman Samuel Wallis in 1767. He named it "Prince William Henry".
The small private airport on Nengonengo was inaugurated in 1993. It is owned by the Wan pearl company.
Administration
Nengonengo Atoll belongs to the commune of Hao, which includes Ahunui (uninhabited), Nengonengo, Manuhangi (uninhabited) and Paraoa (uninhabited).