Taiaro

Taiaro
NASA picture of Taiaro Atoll
Taiaro is located in French Polynesia
Taiaro
Taiaro
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates15°45′S 144°38′W / 15.750°S 144.633°W / -15.750; -144.633
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) (lagoon)
16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) (above water)
Length5.7 km (3.54 mi)
Width3.6 km (2.24 mi)
Highest elevation5 m (16 ft)
Highest point(unnamed)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
CommuneFakarava
Demographics
Population0 (2018)
NASA picture of Taiaro Atoll.

Taiaro, or Maro-taua, is a small atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is one of the smallest of the Tuamotu atolls. Taiaro lies 42 km to the northeast of Raraka Atoll.

The shape of Taiaro Atoll is roughly a polygon 3.7 km across. It has a deep sandy lagoon without any passes to the ocean.

Taiaro Atoll currently has a population of 0 inhabitants.


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