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Fakahina
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thumb|right|300px|Another NASA picture of Fakahina. Fakahina, or Kaīna, is a small atoll in the north of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Fangatau Atoll, located 72 km to the north-west. Fakahina's length is and its maximum width . It has a land area of and a lagoon area of . There is no pass connecting the lagoon with the ocean.

Key facts

Islands.name
Fakahina
Islands.image_name
Fakahina2.jpg
Islands.image_caption
NASA picture of Fakahina Atoll
Islands.map
French Polynesia
Islands.location
Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago
Tuamotus
Islands.area_km2
20
Islands.area_footnotes
(lagoon) (above water)
Islands.length_km
9
Islands.width_km
6.3
Islands.country
France
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Overseas collectivity
Islands.country_admin_divisions
French Polynesia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
Commune
Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
Fangatau
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Administrative subdivision
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Islands.country_largest_city
Tarione

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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thumb|right|300px|Another NASA picture of Fakahina. Fakahina, or Kaīna, is a small atoll in the north of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Fangatau Atoll, located 72 km to the north-west. Fakahina's length is and its maximum width . It has a land area of and a lagoon area of . There is no pass connecting the lagoon with the ocean.

Fakahina has 155 inhabitants. The main village is Tarione.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fakahina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

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