Tahanea Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) to the east of Faaite Atoll. Tahanea Atoll measures 48 kilometres (30 mi) in length with a maximum width of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 miles).

Oct 11, 2019 · Finally got some internet to share with you some of the highlights of our visit to the atoll of Tahanea in South Pacific country of French Polynesia. The atoll has no permanent residence, no airport and the only way to visit is by boat.

Tahanea est un atoll situé dans l' archipel des Tuamotu en Polynésie française. Il est administrativement rattaché à la commune d'Anaa. Tahanea est situé à 15 km à l'est de Faaite, l'île la plus proche, ainsi qu'à 78 km au nord-est d' Anaa et à 455 km au nord-est de Tahiti.

Dec 30, 2023 · Welcome to Tahanea, a Tropical island in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the majestic Pacific Ocean. This guide offers a comprehensive overview of what makes Tahanea unique – from its geography and climate to its population, infrastructure, and beyond.

Sep 15, 2020 · Tahanea is peaceful, tranquil, and mesmerizing. On most days, it called one of the most beautiful places on earth. Untouched by civilization, rarely visited by man, and generally as God created it. We’ve spent several weeks here last year and 3 weeks this year.

Jul 27, 2022 · Stopover in Tahanea At anchor on an atoll in the Tuamotu Islands, cut off from everything, we came back to the essential. A look back at a beautiful experience at the end of the world, in communion with nature.

Tahanea, seen from the southeast and looking northwest. The pass to enter the lagoon is hard to spot — it’s about two thirds of the way up the eastern side of the atoll. You can see that the atoll is mostly reef — only the dark green spots are the motus.

Oct 24, 2017 · Tahanea atoll is 30 miles wide, located in the central part of the Tuamotos archipelago in French Polynesia. Coral formations in Tahanea were extremely healthy. 1/8 mile east of Aldebaran’s anchorage lay a “dangerous” coral bommie marked in the charts.

Jul 31, 2012 · The Tuamotu Sandpiper is a non-migratory shorebird that, because of invasive rats and feral cats, is restricted to just five uninhabited atolls in French Polynesia. On Tahanea Atoll, suitable breeding habitat for the sandpiper exists, but the population has been restricted to small areas of the atoll because of the presence of Polynesian rats.

Tahanea Atoll is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 12 kilometres to the east of Faaite Atoll. NASA picture of Tahanea Atoll.