Tetiaroa
Also known as Teti'aroa
Tetiaroa (French, officially: Tetiaroa, ) is an atoll in the Windward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territorial collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Administratively, it is part of the commune of Arue. Once a holiday location for Tahitian royalty, the islets are under a 99-year lease signed by the actor Marlon Brando, and are home to The Brando Resort, sublet to the Brando family.
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- Williams and Brando
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Tetiaroa (French, officially: Tetiaroa, ) is an atoll in the Windward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territorial collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Administratively, it is part of the commune of Arue. Once a holiday location for Tahitian royalty, the islets are under a 99-year lease signed by the actor Marlon Brando, and are home to The Brando Resort, sublet to the Brando family.
==Geography== thumb|left|A map of Tetiaroa based on a map made in 1933. Tetiaroa is administratively part of the commune of Arue, whose main part is in the northeastern part of Tahiti. The atoll is located north of Tahiti. The atoll has a total surface area of ; approximately of sand divided by 12 motus (islets) with varying surface areas. The lagoon is approximately wide and deep. The atoll has no reef opening, making access by boat nearly impossible.
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