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  2. Rangiroa - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Rangiroa (commune) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Mataiva - Wikipedia

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    Location: Pacific Ocean: ... France. Overseas collectivity: French Polynesia: Administrative subdivision: ... Rangiroa is located 79 km to the east, ...

  5. Tuamotus - Wikipedia

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    France forced the abdication of King Pōmare V of Tahiti and claimed the islands, but did not formally annex them. Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Stevenson travelled among the Tuamotus (then called the Paumotus) on the yacht Casco in 1888; an account of their journey was published as In the South Seas. [11]

  6. Avatoru - Wikipedia

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    Avatoru is the chief town of Rangiroa, a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is located in the northwestern part of the atoll, and is home to the atoll's administration buildings, its post office and several churches. Rangiroa Airport is located 5.5 km southeast of Avatoru.

  7. Tikehau - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Palliser Islands - Wikipedia

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    Location of the Palliser Islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... The commune of Rangiroa consists of 3 atolls: Rangiroa itself, Tikehau and Mataiva, and a separate island ...

  9. Arutua - Wikipedia

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    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.