Hikueru
Sign in to saveHikueru, Tiveru, or Te Kārena, is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls. The closest land to Hikueru is Tekokota Atoll, located 22 km to the north.
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- Hikueru
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- NASA picture of Hikueru Atoll
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- French Polynesia
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- Pacific Ocean
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- Tuamotus
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- 79
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- (lagoon) (above water)
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- 15
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- 9.5
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- France
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- Overseas collectivity
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- French Polynesia
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- Commune
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- Hikueru
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- Administrative subdivision
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- Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
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Hikueru, Tiveru, or Te Kārena, is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls. The closest land to Hikueru is Tekokota Atoll, located 22 km to the north.
Hikueru Atoll's shape is roughly oval and it is 15 km in length and 9.5 km in width. It covers a land area of 8 km2 and a lagoon area of 79 km2. There are many motu on its reef with a combined land area of about 25 km2. Its lagoon is deep, with numerous coral heads.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hikueru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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