Tahanea Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 12 kilometres to the east of Faaite Atoll. Tahanea Atoll measures 48 kilometres in length with a maximum width of 15.2 kilometres. The southern reef fringing the atoll is wider than the northern one, but the largest islands are on the narrower northern rim. Tahane…Tahanea Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 12 kilometres to the east of Faaite Atoll. Tahanea Atoll measures 48 kilometres in length with a maximum width of 15.2 kilometres. The southern reef fringing the atoll is wider than the northern one, but the largest islands are on the narrower northern rim. Tahanea has a wide and deep lagoon with a surface of 545 square kilometres. There are three deep, navigable, passes into the lagoon, which are called Motupuapua, Teavatapu and Otao.
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