Tekokota

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Tekokota
NASA image from Tekokota
NASA image of Tekokota
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Tuamotu Archipelago
Geographical location 17 ° 20 ′  S , 142 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 17 ° 20 ′  S , 142 ° 37 ′  W
Tekokota (French Polynesia)
Tekokota
Number of islands -
Main island -
Land area 1 km²
Lagoon area 5.1 km²
Residents uninhabited
Template: Infobox Atoll / Maintenance / HoeheFehlt

Tekokota is an uninhabited atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . The Hikueru Atoll is Tekokota 22 km south from the next. The atoll is oval in shape, about 5 km long and 3.5 km wide. The western part of the atoll is under water.

Tekokota belongs administratively to the municipality of Hikueru .

history

Tekokota was discovered by James Cook in 1773 . He called the atoll Doubtful ("The Unknown"). A few months later, the atoll was sighted by Spanish sailors who gave it new names. The name "La del Peligro" (The Dangerous) was given to it by José de Andía y Varela and Domingo de Boenechea called it "Los Mátires" (The Deadly) after seeing it a few days later as de Andia .

It is only used occasionally by fishermen and for harvesting and processing coconuts into copra .

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