Fakarava

Also known as Farea, Havaiki-te-araro, Havai'i

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.

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Islands.name: Fakarava
Islands.image_name: Fakarava.JPG
Islands.image_caption: NASA picture of Fakarava Atoll
Islands.map: French Polynesia
Islands.map_caption: Location in French Polynesia
Islands.location: Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago: Tuamotus
Islands.area_km2: 1112
Islands.area_footnotes: (lagoon) (above water)
Islands.length_km: 60
Islands.width_km: 21
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: Fakarava
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Administrative subdivision
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Îles Tuamotu-Gambier

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Area: 1112
Image: Fakarava - Lagon vert au motu Farakau.jpg
Width: 25
Length: 60

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Commons category: Fakarava
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/europe-north-america/france/commune-de-fakarava
time of discovery or invention: 1820-07-17

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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.