Hikueru

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.

Key facts

Islands.name: Hikueru
Islands.image_name: Hikueru2.jpg
Islands.image_caption: NASA picture of Hikueru Atoll
Islands.map: French Polynesia
Islands.map_caption: Location in French Polynesia
Islands.location: Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago: Tuamotus
Islands.area_km2: 79
Islands.area_footnotes: (lagoon) (above water)
Islands.length_km: 15
Islands.width_km: 9.5
Islands.country: France
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title

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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.