 NASA picture of Tauere Atoll | |
  Tauere | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°22′S 141°28′W / 17.367°S 141.467°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) (lagoon) 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 7.5 km (4.66 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Hao |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3[1] (2012) |
Tauere Atoll or Taouere, also known as Te Putua, is a small atoll of the central Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 85 kilometres (53 miles) northwest of Hao Atoll's westernmost point.[2]
Tauere Atoll is squarish in shape. It measures 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) across. The islands are located on its northern and eastern sides. Its lagoon is not connected to the ocean by a pass, which makes this small atoll quite inaccessible.
Tauere has only 3 inhabitants. In 2007 it had 7 inhabitants.[3]
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Tauere". Ocean Dots. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Bowermaster, Jon (18 February 2007). "The Fragile Paradise That Tahiti Used to Be". NY Times. The New York Times Company. p. TR8. Retrieved 24 May 2019.