 NASA picture of Ahunui Atoll | |
  Ahunui | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 19°37′S 140°23′W / 19.617°S 140.383°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 34 km2 (13 sq mi)(lagoon) 5.4 km2 (2 sq mi) (above water) |
| Width | 6.5 km (4.04 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Hao |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Ahunui or Nga-taumanga[2] is a small atoll of the eastern Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 55 km SSE of Paraoa Atoll and 120 km WSW of Vairaatea.[3]
Ahunui Atoll is roughly circular in shape and measures 6.5 km in diameter.[3] It has a land area of approximately 5.4 km2 and a lagoon area of 34 km2. Its lagoon is totally encircled by the reef, so that it is not connected to the ocean by a pass. The islands have coconut plantations on them.
Ahunui Atoll is permanently uninhabited, but it is visited occasionally by neighboring islanders. The rarer pipi oysters (Pinctada maculata) are found in its lagoon.[4]
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 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.
- ^ a b "Ahunui". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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