Anaa

Anaa
	NASA picture of Anaa Atoll
	Anaa
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	17°20′31″S 145°30′31″W / 17.34194°S 145.50861°W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	90 km2 (35 sq mi) (lagoon); 38 km2 (15 sq mi) (above water)
Length	29.5 km (18.33 mi)
Width	6.5 km (4.04 mi)
Highest elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Highest point	(unnamed)
Administration
	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Commune	Anaa
Largest settlement	Tuuhora
Demographics
Population	530 (2022)
Pop. density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)

Anaa, Nganaa-nui (or Ara-ura)^[2] is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago, in French Polynesia. It is located in the north-west of the archipelago, 350 km to the east of Tahiti. It is oval in shape, 29.5 km in length and 6.5 km wide, with a total land area of 38 km² and a population of 504. The atoll is made up by eleven small barren islands with deeper and more fertile soil than other atolls in the Tuamotus. The lagoon is shallow, without entrance, and formed by three main basins. Although it does not have any navigable access, the water of the lagoon renews by several small channels that can be crossed walking.

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^ 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.

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[Alternative_Names-2] 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.

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