 NASA picture of Amanu Atoll | |
  Amanu | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°48′22″S 140°45′39″W / 17.80611°S 140.76083°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 240 km2 (93 sq mi) (lagoon) 15.55 km2 (6 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 32 km (19.9 mi) |
| Width | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Hao |
| Largest settlement | Ikitake |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 192[1] (2012) |
| Pop. density | 20/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Amanu, Timanu, or Karere,[2] is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago. Amanu lies at right angles to neighbouring Hao Atoll; this orientation is quite rare for the Tuamotu atolls.
It is situated 900 km east of Tahiti and 15 km north of Hao. The atoll is 32 km long (northeast to southwest) and 10 km wide, but only 15.55 km2 of its land is above water, the rest forming the central lagoon. The surface area of Amanu's wide lagoon is 240 km2. There are two navigable passes to enter it.
Amanu has 195 inhabitants. The main village is Ikitake.
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 29 March 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. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.