Tenarunga

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Tenarunga
NASA image of Tenarunga
NASA image of Tenarunga
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Tuamotu Archipelago
Geographical location 21 ° 21 ′  S , 136 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 21 ° 21 ′  S , 136 ° 32 ′  W
Tenarunga (French Polynesia)
Tenarunga
Number of islands -
Land area 2.3 km²
Lagoon area 5 km²
Residents uninhabited
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Tenarunga (old name: Minto Island ) is an uninhabited atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . It belongs geographically to the Actéon Islands and administratively to the municipality of Gambier . The atoll is located 15 km northwest of Matureivavao and 6 km east of Vahanga . The island's 5 km lagoon has no access to the sea.

Tenarunga was discovered on February 5, 1605 by the Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernández de Quirós .

literature

  • Sailing Directions, Pub 126, "Pacific Islands" NIMA 2002; page-12

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