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Temoe, or Te Moe, is a small atoll of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the far southeast of the Tuamotu group archipelago. It lies about 37 km southeast from the Gambier Islands and more than 1,700 kilometres (1,100 miles) southeast from Mataiva, at the other end of the Tuamotu archipelago.

Temoe

NASA picture of Temoe Atoll
Temoe
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	23°20′S 134°28′W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)  (lagoon) 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) (above water)
Length	6.8 km (4.23 mi)
Width	4.2 km (2.61 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Tuamotus
Commune	Gambier Islands
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited[1] (2012)

Temoe Atoll is trapezoidal in shape and bound by a continuous reef with many small shallow spillways. It is 6.8 kilometres (4.2 miles) in length and has a maximum width of 4.2 kilometres (2.6 miles). The lagoon has a maximum depth of 23 metres (75 feet).[2] Its islands are low and flat and the lagoon has no navigable pass to enter it.

Temoe is permanently uninhabited. Administratively it belongs to the commune of the Gambier Islands.[3]

25 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of Temoe Atoll lies Portland Reef, a submerged shoal lying at a depth of about 10 metres (33 feet).[4]

History

Temoe was formerly inhabited. There are ancient Polynesian archaeological remains on this lonely atoll; foremost among these are temple structures (marae).[5]

It is said that buccaneer Edward Davis might have arrived at Temoe and Mangareva in 1686; there is no historical proof of this.[6]

The first recorded European to effectively arrive at Temoe was British mariner James Wilson on the ship Duff in 1797. Captain Wilson named this atoll "Crescent Island".[7]

In 1838 Christian missionaries moved all the inhabitants of Temoe to Mangareva to help in construction work.[8]

Rats were eradicated from Temoe Island in 2015. Their eradication was confirmed in 2020.[9]

See also

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

External links

• Atoll list (in French)
• Atoll names
• Island Conservation: Acteon and Gambier Archipelagos Restoration Project

На других языках

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[de] Temoe

Temoe, auch Timoe, alter Name: Crescent Island, ist ein kleines Atoll im südlichen Pazifischen Ozean. Es ist das südlichste Atoll von Französisch-Polynesien und eines der am weitesten südlich gelegenen Atolle der Erde. Geografisch gehört die Insel zum Tuamotu-Archipel, genauer zu den Gambierinseln, und liegt etwa 50 km von der nächsten bewohnten Hauptinsel Mangareva entfernt. Temoe ist nicht ständig bewohnt und wird von der Gemeinde Gambier der Subdivision administrative des Tuamotu-Gambier des Hochkommissariats von Französisch-Polynesien (Haut-commissariat de la République en Polynésie française) verwaltet.

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- [en] Temoe

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[es] Temoe

Temoe es un atolón del archipiélago de Gambier en la Polinesia Francesa. Está permanentemente deshabitado.[1]

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[fr] Temoe

Temoe parfois appelé Timoe[2] est un atoll rattaché administrativement aux Îles Gambier en Polynésie française dont il constitue l'île la plus orientale de l'archipel.

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[it] Temoe

Temoe è un atollo appartenente all'arcipelago delle Isole Gambier nella Polinesia francese. È localizzato 1.700 km a sud-est dell'atollo di Mataiva, posto agli antipodi all'interno dell'arcipelago delle Isole Tuamotu.

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[ru] Темоэ

Темоэ (фр. Temoe) — небольшой атолл в архипелаге Гамбье. Входит в состав Французской Полинезии. Расположен в 50 км к юго-востоку от острова Мангарева.

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