&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Morane.JPG) NASA picture of Morane Atoll. | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Polyn%C3%A9sie_fran%C3%A7aise_collectivity_location_map.svg)  Morane | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 23°10′S 137°08′W / 23.167°S 137.133°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) (lagoon) 2.85 km2 (1.1 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Width | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Gambier |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Morane[2] is an uninhabited small isolated atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 153 km southwest of Maria Est, its closest neighbour. Morane Atoll is the southernmost atoll of the Tuamotus proper. It measures 5.8 km in length, 3.5 km in width and has a land area of 2.85 km2. The lagoon has an area of 11 km2 and has no passes. The islands on its reef are covered with screw pine (Pandanus) and coconut trees.
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 9 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.