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Takapoto

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Location
  
Length
  
20 km (12 mi)

Overseas collectivity
  
Area
  
85 kmĀ²

Archipelago
  
Width
  
6.7 km (4.16 mi)

Administrative subdivision
  
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Island groups
  
Tuamotu-Gambier Islands, Tuamotus

Takapoto island


Takapoto, Tua-poto or Oura, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 10 square kilometres (4 square miles) and a width of 6.7 kilometres (4.2 miles).

Contents

Map of Takapoto, French Polynesia

The nearest land is Takaroa Atoll, located 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the northeast.

Takapoto's lagoon has a high salinity and a strong phytoplankton biomass.

Geographically Takapoto is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes: Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei.

Takapoto Atoll has 380 inhabitants. Fakatopatere, the main village on Takapoto, is located at the southern end of the atoll.

History

The first recorded European to sight Takapoto Atoll was Jacob Le Maire in 1616.

Takapoto Atoll was visited by the Charles Wilkes expedition in September 1839.

Takapoto Airport was inaugurated in 1973.

Administration

The commune of Takaroa-Takapoto consists of the atolls of Takaroa and Takapoto, and Tikei Island.

References

Takapoto Wikipedia