Marutea North

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Marutea North
NASA image of Marutea Nord
NASA image of Marutea Nord
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Tuamotu Archipelago
Geographical location 17 ° 7 ′  S , 143 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 17 ° 7 ′  S , 143 ° 1 ′  W
Marutea Nord (French Polynesia)
Marutea North
Number of islands -
Main island -
Land area 2.7 km²dep1
Lagoon area 458 km²dep1
Residents uninhabited
Location of Marutea, red (6)
Location of Marutea, red (6)
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Marutea, or Taunga tauranga-e-havana , is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia . It is located 24 km southeast of Makemo and 30 km southwest of Nihiru . Marutea Nord belongs to the Makemo municipality, which consists of the atolls Makemo, Haraiki , Marutea Nord, Katiu , Tuanake , Hiti , Tepoto Sud , Raroia , Takume , Taenga and Nihiru.

In places the atoll reaches a width of 17 km and a length of 42 km. Within the municipality of Makemo, Marutea Nord has the second largest lagoon area with 458 km², while the land area is only 2.7 km². The atoll is just above sea level and is often washed over by the sea; it is therefore uninhabited.

Taunga-tauranga-e-havana , the original name means something like "The beautiful bird that rests on our mast", at least that is the interpretation of a local from the Faaite Atoll . However, only fragments of this derivation are available.

Marutea Nord is not the neighboring atoll of Marutea Sud , which is located on the southern tip of the Tuamotu Archipelago.

The atoll was discovered by James Cook in 1773 . On some historical maps, Marutea was marked as "Furneaux Island".

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