Toau
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Atoll in French Polynesia
| NASA picture of Toau Atoll | |
Toau is located in French Polynesia Toau Toau | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 15°49′S 146°0′W / 15.817°S 146.000°W / -15.817; -146.000 |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 561 km2 (217 sq mi) (lagoon) 12 km2 (5 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 35 km (21.7 mi) |
| Width | 18 km (11.2 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Fakarava |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 18[1] (2012) |
Toau, Pakuria, or Taha-a-titi is a coral atoll in French Polynesia, one of the Palliser Islands (Îles Pallisier). Toau has a wide lagoon; length 35 kilometres (22 miles), width 18 kilometres (11 miles). The nearest land is Fakarava Atoll, located 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) to the southeast.
Toau Atoll had a population of 18 in 2012. The main village is called Maragai.
Historical facts
[edit ]Captain James Cook was the first recorded European to sight the atoll, in April 1774. In some maps Toau appears as "Elizabeth".
Administration
[edit ]Toau Atoll belongs to the commune of Fakarava, which consists of Fakarava, as well as the atolls of Aratika, Kauehi, Niau, Raraka, Taiaro and Toau.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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