 NASA picture of Mataiva Atoll | |
  Mataiva | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 14°53′S 148°43′W / 14.883°S 148.717°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) (lagoon) 25 km2 (10 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Width | 5.36 km (3.331 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Highest point | (unnamed) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Rangiroa |
| Largest settlement | Pahua |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 280[1] (2012) |
Mataiva (meaning "Nine Eyes" in Tuamotuan), Tepoetiriura ("Sparkling Pearl")[2] or Lazarev atoll[3] is a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is located in the Palliser group, and is the westernmost of the Tuamotus. The nearest atoll, Tikehau, is located 35 km to the east. Rangiroa is located 79 km to the east, and Tahiti is 311 km to the south.
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Mataiva, Eden des Tuamotu Publisher: Air Tahiti: Polynesian Airline - News (in French). Author: Jean-François Butaud. Accessed 22 February 2010
- ^ 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.