Kaukura

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Kaukura
NASA image of Kaukura
NASA image of Kaukura
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Tuamotu Archipelago
Geographical location 15 ° 45 ′  S , 146 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 15 ° 45 ′  S , 146 ° 41 ′  W
Kaukura (French Polynesia)
Kaukura
Number of islands 65
Main island Tuteva
length 48 km
width 14 km
Land area 11 km²
Lagoon area 434 km²
Residents 542 (2007)
Map of Kaukura
Map of Kaukura
Template: Infobox Atoll / Maintenance / HoeheFehlt

Kaukura is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia .

geography

The nearest atoll, Arutua, is 16 km to the east. The atoll is 48 km long and 14 km wide. There is only one navigable access to the sea, Passe Faape on the northeast flank of the atoll, 200 meters west of Motu Moturaa. Geographically, the atoll belongs to the Palliser Islands , administratively to the municipality of Arutua .

The only village in the atoll, Raitahiti , is on the inside (lagoon side, east) of the main island of Tuteva in the northwest. The Aérodrome de Kaukura ( IATA KKR, ICAO NTGK) airfield, which opened in 1994, is also located on the outside .

The tourism has the traditional fishing displaced as a main industry.

history

The atoll was discovered in 1722 by the Dutch captain Jakob Roggeveen .

Web links

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