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Hikueru, Tiveru, or Te Kārena,[2] is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls. The closest land to Hikueru is Tekokota Atoll, located 22 km to the north.

Hikueru

NASA picture of Hikueru Atoll
Hikueru Location in French Polynesia
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	17°35′20″S 142°37′00″W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	79 km2 (31 sq mi)  (lagoon) 8 km2 (3 sq mi) (above water)
Length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Width	9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Commune	Hikueru
Largest settlement	Tupapati
Demographics
Population	179[1] (2017)

Hikueru Atoll's shape is roughly oval and it is 15 km in length and 9.5 km in width. It covers a land area of 8 km² and a lagoon area of 79 km². There are many motu on its reef with a combined land area of about 25 km². Its lagoon is deep, with numerous coral heads. It has no pass to enter it.

At the 2012 census, the population of the commune of Hikueru was 241, of which 150 on Hikueru proper, and 91 on the atoll of Marokau.[3] Its most important village is Tupapati, located on the atoll Hikueru. There is a territorial airport on Hikueru which was opened in 2000.

Hikueru was the setting for Armstrong Sperry's novel Call It Courage, which won the Newbery Medal in 1940.

Demographics

Atoll	Population (2017)[1]	Area (km2)
Hikueru	179	8
Marokau	96	14.7
Ravahere	0	7
Reitoru	0	1.4
Tekokota	0	0.9
Total	275	32

History

Hikueru Atoll was discovered by Bougainville in 1768. Spanish navigator Domingo de Boenechea sighted Hikueru in 1774 on his ship the Aguila. He named this atoll "San Juan".[4]

Like Marokau, Hikueru used to be a large natural pearl oyster reserve. The 1903 cyclone wrought considerable damage, however, and caused the death of 377 people, including 261 from the island of Hao. In his "South Sea Tales", Jack London gives a vivid description of this disastrous hurricane.

In the 1988 census, only 123 inhabitants were found to be still living on Hikueru. This was up to 268 by 2007. The population of this island makes a living by collecting copra. Up to the 1970s, it was one of the main deep-sea diving centres in the Tuamotu atolls.[5]

Transports

The atoll is served by the Hikueru Airport (IATA: HHZ, ICAO: NTGH).

References

External links

• Atoll list (in French)
• NZTEC - Boenechea and Gayangos

На других языках

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[de] Hikueru

Hikueru ist ein Atoll des Tuamotu-Archipels in Französisch-Polynesien. Das nächste Atoll ist das Tekokota-Atoll, welches 22 km nördlich liegt. Hikeru hat eine ovale Form von 15 km Länge und 9,5 km Breite. Die tiefe Lagune des Atoll hat keinen schiffbaren Zugang zum Meer. Hikueru ist Hauptort der Gemeinde Hikueru.

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- [en] Hikueru

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[es] Hikueru (atolón)

Hikueru o Te Kārena[1] es un atolón de las Tuamotu, en la Polinesia Francesa. Está situado en el centro del archipiélago, a 700 km al este de Tahití.

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[fr] Hikueru

Hikueru, également appelé Tiveru ou Te Karena, est un atoll situé dans l'archipel des Tuamotu en Polynésie française. Celui-ci est le chef-lieu de la commune de Hikueru regroupant l'atoll de Marokau ainsi que les trois atolls inhabités de Ravahere, Reitoru et Tekokota.

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[it] Hikueru

Hikueru è un atollo appartenente all'arcipelago delle Isole Tuamotu nella Polinesia francese.

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[ru] Хикуэру

Хикуэру (фр. Hikueru) — атолл в центральной части архипелага Туамоту (Французская Полинезия) примерно в 700 км от Таити.

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