Hereheretue

Hereheretue

Location of Hereheretue Atoll in the Pacific Ocean

Map of Hereheretue Atoll

Hereheretue is an atoll in French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. It is the northernmost island of the Duke of Gloucester Islands group, or Îles du Duc de Gloucester, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Hereheretue's nearest neighbor is Anuanuraro, which is located about 150 km away.

Hereheretue Atoll has a roughly trapezoidal shape. Its lagoon is quite deep and has an area of 29 km². The broad reef completely encloses the lagoon, so that there is no navigable passage to enter it.

Hereheretue is the only permanently inhabited atoll of the group. It had a population of 57 at the census of 2002. They all live on the largest islet forming the southeast corner of the atoll, in a village facing the lagoon. However, an examination of the atoll using GoogleEarth showed at least 20 structures on the western islet.

Administration

NASA image of Hereheretue Atoll

Administratively the four atolls of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, including Anuanuraro, Anuanurunga and Nukutepipi, belong to the commune of Hereheretue, which is associated with the Hao commune.

There is a meteorological station in Hereheretue.

Trivia

The Guinness Book of World Records listed the island, with its archaic French spelling of "Héréhérétué", as the word with the most accent marks in any language.

References

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• Meteorological station

External links

• Atoll list (in French)