Fangataufa

Fangataufa
	Satellite view of Fangataufa Atoll showing the dark blue depths of the induced crater. Courtesy NASA.
	Fangataufa
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	22°15′S 138°45′W / 22.250°S 138.750°W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	45 km2 (17 sq mi) (lagoon); 5 km2 (2 sq mi) (above water)
Length	9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Width	9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Administration
	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Tuamotus
Commune	Tureia
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited (2012)

Fangataufa (or Fangatafoa) is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. The atoll has been fully-owned by the French state since 1964. From 1966 to 1996 it was used as a nuclear test site by the French government. In total, 4 atmospheric and 10 underground nuclear explosions were carried out on the atoll.

^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[1] "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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