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Kauehi
	Kauehi
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	15°52′S 145°8′W / 15.867°S 145.133°W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Length	24 km (14.9 mi)
Width	18 km (11.2 mi)
Administration
	France
Demographics
Population	257

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NASA picture of Kauehi atoll.

Kauehi, or Putake,^[2] is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Raraka Atoll, located 17 km to the Southeast.

Kauehi Atoll is roughly kidney-shaped and has a wide lagoon; length 24 km, width 18 km. The atoll has a lagoon area of 320 km² (124 sq mi), and a land area of315 km² (122 sq mi). Kauehi's lagoon has one navigable pass.

Kauehi Atoll has 257 inhabitants as of 2012^[update]. The main village is called Tearavero.^[3]

History

Even though Kauehi Atoll was probably well-known to the pearl traders, the first recorded European to visit it was the Beagle's captain Robert FitzRoy in 1835.^[3]^[4]

Kauehi was later visited by the historic United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. Charles Wilkes called the atoll "Vincennes" after his ship.^[5]

There is a territorial (domestic) airfield in Kauehi which was inaugurated in 2001.^[6]

Administration

Kauehi Atoll belongs to the commune of Fakarava, which consists of Fakarava, as well as the atolls of Aratika, Kauehi, Niau, Raraka, Taiaro and Toau.

References

^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Kauehi on tahitiheritage.pf
^ Les Atolls des Tuamotu, Jacques Bonvallot, Institut de recherche pour le développement, nakladateľstvo IRD , 1994, ISBN 9782709911757, p. 275-282.
^ United States Exploring Expedition
^ Kauehi Airport

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Kauehi fue descubierto por Fitz-Roy en 1835, aunque probablemente ya era conocido por los comerciantes de perlas. Era conocido con el nombre de Vincennes.

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[1] "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 2 October 2014.

[Alternative_Names-2] Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[kauehiherit-3] Kauehi on tahitiheritage.pf

[Bonvallot-4] Les Atolls des Tuamotu, Jacques Bonvallot, Institut de recherche pour le développement, nakladateľstvo IRD , 1994, ISBN 9782709911757, p. 275-282.

[5] United States Exploring Expedition

[6] Kauehi Airport

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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.pacific-image.pf/pages/boutic/dboutic_cdrom_sp132.html Atoll list (in French)]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070228115907/http://www.pacific-image.pf/pages/boutic/dboutic_cdrom_sp132.html Atoll list (in French)]
 *[http://perso.inooi.com/v2/fr/kauehi/poka.php?lang=en Pictures]
 *[http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_8_1899/Volume_8,_No._4,_December_1899/Names_of_the_Paumotu_Islands,_by_J.L._Young,_p_264-268?action=null Atoll names]