 NASA picture of Marutea Nord Atoll | |
  Marutea Nord | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°07′S 143°11′W / 17.117°S 143.183°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) (lagoon) 2.7 km2Error in convert: Unit name "km<sup>2</sup>" is not known (help) (above water) |
| Length | 42 km (26.1 mi) |
| Width | 17 km (10.6 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Makemo |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Marutea, or Taunga tauranga-e-havana,[2] is one of the Tuamotu atolls in French Polynesia. It is located 24 km to the southeast of Makemo Atoll and 30 km southwest of Nihiru Atoll.
Marutea Atoll measures 42 km in length with a maximum width of 17 km. Its lagoon has an area of 458 km2 and one pass to enter it. It has a land area of approx 2.7 km2. This atoll is very low and its reef is often awash.
Marutea Atoll is permanently uninhabited.
Marutea Nord should not be confused with Marutea Sud located in the far south-eastern reaches of the Tuamotu Archipelago at 21˚ 30'S., 135˚ 32'W.
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Retrieved 7 January 2015.