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Motu One, also known as Bellinghausen, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands. Motu One is located 550 km northwest from Tahiti and 72 km northeast of Manuae, its closest neighbor.

Motu One
Native name:
Motu One
NASA picture of Motu One Atoll
Geography
Location15°48′50″S 154°31′30″W
ArchipelagoSociety Islands
Area2.829 km2 (1.092 sq mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Demographics
Population0

Motu One's reef encloses totally a lagoon without a pass. All of its sides are covered with low, wooded sandy islands except for its southern side. Motu One means Sand Island in Tahitian, that is a low-lying, sandy islet that cannot sustain permanent human habitation.


History


The name Atoll Bellinghausen or more rarely Bellingshausen was given to this small atoll by the a Russian officer and navigator of Baltic German descent in the Imperial Russian Navy Otto von Kotzebue in honour of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. It should not be confused with Bellingshausen Island, part of the South Sandwich Islands, in the southwest Atlantic.

The atoll was visited by the US Exploring Expedition in Sept. 1839.[1]


Administration


Motu One Atoll is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Maupiti, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands.


See also



References


  1. Stanton, William (1975). The Great United States Exploring Expedition. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 132. ISBN 0520025571.




На других языках


[de] Motu One (Gesellschaftsinseln)

Motu One (polynesisch auch Papa Iti oder Temiromiro genannt) ist ein Atoll der in der Südsee gelegenen Gesellschaftsinseln in Französisch-Polynesien und gehört zur Gemeinde Maupiti. In manchen Quellen wird es Bellingshausen[1] genannt, in anderen Bellinghausen[2]. Dieser Name geht auf Otto von Kotzebue zurück, der das Atoll nach dem deutschbaltischen Entdecker Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen taufte.
- [en] Motu One (Society Islands)

[es] Motu One (Islas de la Sociedad)

Motu One, conocido también como Bellingshausen, es el atolón más septentrional del grupo de islas de Sotavento de las islas de la Sociedad, en la Polinesia Francesa. Administrativamente depende directamente del gobierno territorial. Está situado a 380 km al noroeste de Tahití.

[fr] Motu One (Îles de la Société)

Motu One ou Bellinghausen, est un atoll faisant partie des îles Sous-le-Vent dans l'archipel de la Société, en Polynésie française.

[it] Motu One (Isole della Società)

Motu One (chiamata anche Bellingshausen) è un atollo facente parte dell'arcipelago delle Isole della Società, precisamente nel gruppo delle Isole Sottovento, nell'Oceano Pacifico. Amministrativamente è ricompreso nel comune di Maupiti, a propria volta appartenente al dipartimento d'Oltremare delle Isole Sottovento, nella Collettività d'Oltremare della Polinesia francese.

[ru] Атолл Беллинсгаузена

Атолл Беллинсгаузена[1] (другие названия: остров Беллинсгаузена[2] и Моту-Оне[2], фр. Motu One) — остров в составе Подветренных островов архипелага острова Общества.



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