Motu One (Society Islands)

Motu One
Native name:
Motu One
NASA picture of Motu One Atoll
Geography
Location15°48′50″S 154°31′30″W / 15.81389°S 154.52500°W / -15.81389; -154.52500
ArchipelagoSociety Islands
Area2.829 km2 (1.092 sq mi)
Administration
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Demographics
Population0

Motu One, also known as Bellinghausen, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands, in the South Pacific. Motu One is located 550 km northwest from Tahiti and 72 km northeast of Manuae, its closest neighbor.

Motu One's reef encloses totally a lagoon without a pass. All of its sides are covered with low, wooded sandy islands except for its southern side. Motu One means Sand Island in Tahitian, that is a low-lying, sandy islet that cannot sustain permanent human habitation.