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Rangiroa is a major underwater diving destination because of the lagoon's clear waters and diverse marine fauna. [2] There are several highly-regarded and popular diving sites, particularly in and around the Tiputa Pass , which runs 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the Avatoru Pass.
Rangiroa is a commune of French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Tuamotu Islands. The commune includes four islands: Rangiroa, Tikehau, Mataiva and Makatea. [ 3 ] The chef-lieu is the village Tiputa.
Map of the Tuamotus; the Pallisers are located northwest-most in the main Tuamotu atoll cluster.. The Palliser Islands or Pallisers are a subgroup of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia.
On the islands of Rangiroa, Manihi and Mataiva, there are flat ceremonial platforms (called marae) made of coral blocks, although their exact age is unknown. The first known European encounter with the Tuamotus was with the Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan, during his circumglobal voyage in 1521. His encounter was followed by visits from ...
The nearest atoll, Rangiroa, lies only 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) to the east. Mataiva , the westernmost atoll of the same group, is located 35 kilometres (22 miles) to the west. The atoll's oval-shaped lagoon is 27 kilometres (17 miles) long and 19 kilometres (12 miles) wide with a lagoon area of about 461 square kilometres (178 square miles).
It is located 40 km SW of Rangiroa. The closest land is Apataki Atoll, only 16 km to the East. Arutua Atoll has a roughly pentagonal shape. Length 31 km (19 mi) , width 24 km (15 mi) . The lagoon area is 484 km 2 (187 sq mi) and the land area is 15 km 2 (6 sq mi). Its lagoon is wide and deep with one navigable passage.
Fakarava is a rectangular atoll 60 km long and 25 km wide. It is the second largest atoll in the Tuamotu, after Rangiroa, with an area of 24.1 km 2 and a lagoon of 1,121 km 2. The atoll has two inland passes, one in the north and one in the south. The northern passage of Garuae is the largest in French Polynesia.
Tahuhu Maraeura (born 1971 or 1972) is a French Polynesian politician and Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia who has served as Mayor of Rangiroa since 2021. He is the son of politician Teina Maraeura, whom he replaced as mayor when he was convicted of corruption and made ineligible. He is a member of Tāpura Huiraʻatira.