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Takapoto, Tua-poto or Oura, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 20 kilometres (12 miles) and a width of 6.7 kilometres (4.2 miles).

Takapoto

NASA picture of Takapoto Atoll
Takapoto
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	14°37′39″S 145°12′18″W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	85 km2 (33 sq mi)  (lagoon) 15 km2 (6 sq mi) (above water)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Width	6.7 km (4.16 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Tuamotus
Commune	Takaroa
Largest settlement	Fakatopatere
Demographics
Population	380[1] (2012)

The nearest land is Takaroa Atoll, located 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the northeast.

Takapoto's lagoon has a high salinity and a strong phytoplankton biomass.

Geographically Takapoto is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes: Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei.

Takapoto Atoll has 380 inhabitants. Fakatopatere, the main village on Takapoto, is located at the southern end of the atoll.

History

The first recorded European to sight Takapoto Atoll was Jacob Le Maire in 1616.[2]

Takapoto Atoll was visited by the Charles Wilkes expedition in September 1839.

Takapoto Airport was inaugurated in 1973.

Administration

The commune of Takaroa-Takapoto consists of the atolls of Takaroa and Takapoto, and Tikei Island.

See also

• Takapoto Airport

References

• Takapoto Airport
• Fakatopatere village
• Names
• Wilkes Expedition

External links

• Atoll list (in French)
• Classification of the French Polynesian atolls by Salvat (1985)

На других языках

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[de] Takapoto

Takapoto, andere Namen: Tuapoto, Taapouta, Oura, alte Namen: het Eiland Daageraad (Roggeveen) oder Tagroth (Behrens), Spiridof (Kotzebue), ist ein flaches Korallenatoll in der Nordwestgruppe des Tuamotu-Archipels im Südpazifik. Geografisch zählt das Atoll zur Untergruppe der König-Georg-Inseln (Îles du Roi Georges). Die nächste bewohnte Insel ist Takaroa, 10 km im Nordosten gelegen.

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- [en] Takapoto

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[fr] Takapoto

Takapoto est un atoll situé dans l'archipel des Tuamotu en Polynésie française dans le sous-groupe des Îles du Roi Georges. Il dépend administrativement de la commune de Takaroa.

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[it] Takapoto

Takapoto è un atollo appartenente all'arcipelago delle Isole Tuamotu nella Polinesia francese. La sua laguna copre una superficie di 85 km².

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[ru] Такапото

Такапото (фр. Takapoto, остров Спиридова) — атолл в архипелаге Туамоту (Французская Полинезия) в группе островов Кинг-Джордж. Расположен в 560 км к северо-востоку от острова Таити и в 8 км к юго-западу от атолла Такароа.

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