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Puka-Puka is a small coral atoll in the north-eastern Tuamotu Archipelago, sometimes included as a member of the Disappointment Islands. This atoll is quite isolated, the nearest land being Fakahina, 182 km to the southwest.
Puka Puka | |
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Commune | |
 NASA picture of Puka-Puka Atoll | |
 Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago | |
Location of Puka Puka  | |
| Coordinates: 14°49′S 138°49′W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Villant[1] |
| Area 1 | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | 163 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98737 / |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Puka-Puka Atoll has an elliptical shape. Its length is 6 km and its maximum width 3.3 km. Its land area is about 5 km2. The lagoon is filled with silt and has become very small.
The low coral islands are dry and sparsely populated. According to the 2017 census, the total population was 163.[2] The chief town is Te One Mahina, with about 110 inhabitants.
Unlike the rest of the Tuamotus, the language of the islands, Pukapukan, is Marquesic.
History
Puka-Puka was the first of the Tuamotus sighted by the Spanish expedition of Ferdinand Magellan on 21 January 1521, and charted as San Pablo because it was discovered on the day on which Paul of Tarsus is traditionally said to have become a Christian. Together with Flint Island (named Tiburones) they were named Islas Infortunadas (Unfortunate Islands in Spanish).[3]
Dutch explorers Jacob le Maire and Willem Schouten arrived at Puka-Puka on April 10, 1616, during their Pacific journey. They called this atoll "Honden Eiland" ("Dog Island").
On 30 July 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and his six-man expedition aboard the raft Kon Tiki made their first sighting of land since departing Callao, Peru when they passed by Puka-Puka.
The islands were devastated by a typhoon in 1996. However, with French assistance, Te One Mahina has been rebuilt.
Puka-Puka Airport was inaugurated in 1979.
Administration
Puka-Puka is the name of the administrative commune in which it lies, of which it is the sole atoll. The seat of the commune is the village Teone-Mahina.[4]
See also
- List of reduplicated place names
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
- Maude, H. E. (1959). "Spanish discoveries in the Central Pacific". Journal of the Polynesian Society. Wellington, New Zealand. 68 (4): 284–326 [pp. 291–293]. JSTOR 20703766.
- Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/pukapuka.php at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- Puka-Puka Airport
- le Maire & Schouten
External links
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На других языках
[de] Puka-Puka (Tuamotu-Inseln)
Puka-Puka ist ein bewohntes Atoll im südpazifischen Tuamotu-Archipel und gehört politisch zu Französisch-Polynesien. Die Insel liegt relativ isoliert im Nordosten des Archipels und wird geografisch gelegentlich zu den Îles du Désappointement (Inseln der Enttäuschung), einer Untergruppe der Tuamotus, gezählt.- [en] Puka-Puka
[fr] Puka Puka
Puka Puka ou encore Pukapuka est un atoll situé dans le sous-groupe des îles du Désappointement à l'extrémité nord-est des îles Tuamotu en Polynésie française, en faisant l'un des atolls les plus isolés de la collectivité. Celui-ci est le chef-lieu de la commune de Puka Puka.[it] Puka Puka
Puka Puka è un piccolo atollo corallino nel Nord-Est dell'arcipelago delle Tuamotu, e alcune volte incluso nelle Isole della Delusione. Questo atollo è abbastanza isolato, la terra più vicina è Fakahina, situata a 182 km a Sud-Ovest.[ru] Пука-Пука
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