Fakarava
Sign in to saveFakarava, Havaiki-te-araro, '''Havai'i or Farea''' is an atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls. The nearest land is Toau, a coral atoll which lies to the northwest.
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- Fakarava
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- French Polynesia
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- Location in French Polynesia
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- Pacific Ocean
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- Tuamotus
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- 1112
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- (lagoon) (above water)
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- 60
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- 21
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- France
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- French Polynesia
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- Commune
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- Fakarava
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- Administrative subdivision
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- Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
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Fakarava, Havaiki-te-araro, '''Havai'i or Farea''' is an atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls. The nearest land is Toau, a coral atoll which lies to the northwest.
The atoll is roughly rectangular, and its length is and its width is . Fakarava has a wide and deep lagoon with a surface of and two passes. The main pass to enter the lagoon, located in its north-western end, is known as Passe Garuae and it is the largest pass in French Polynesia; the southern pass is called Tumakohua. It has a land area of . Fakarava has 837 inhabitants; the main village is called Rotoava.