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'''Makemo''', '''Rangi-kemo ''' or '''Te Paritua''',<ref name="Alternative Names">{{cite journal|last1=Young|first1=J.L.|title=Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known.|journal=Journal of the Polynesian Society|date=1899|volume=8|issue=4|pages=264–268|url=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|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> is one of the larger of the [[Tuamotu]] [[atoll]]s in [[French Polynesia]]. |
'''Makemo''', '''Rangi-kemo ''' or '''Te Paritua''',<ref name="Alternative Names">{{cite journal|last1=Young|first1=J.L.|title=Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known.|journal=Journal of the Polynesian Society|date=1899|volume=8|issue=4|pages=264–268|url=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|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> is one of the larger of the [[Tuamotu]] [[atoll]]s in [[French Polynesia]]. |
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Makemo Atoll measures 69 km in length and 16.5 km in width, giving it a land area of 56 km². It is the fourth largest atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in terms of [[lagoon]] surface, with a lagoon of 603 km² in area.<ref>{{ |
Makemo Atoll measures 69 km in length and 16.5 km in width, giving it a land area of 56 km². It is the fourth largest atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in terms of [[lagoon]] surface, with a lagoon of 603 km² in area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/makemo.php |title=Tuamotu Archipelago - Makemo |accessdate=2009-03-14 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/makemo.php |archivedate=December 23, 2010 |df= }}</ref> Despite its size, Makemo's lagoon has only two navigable passes. |
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Makemo Atoll has 832 inhabitants; the main village is named [[Pouheva]] with a population of 600. The village has a [[wharf]] and a [[boarding school]] of 150 children from neighbouring [[island]]s. It also hosts [[Makemo Airport]], located to the west of Pouheva. |
Makemo Atoll has 832 inhabitants; the main village is named [[Pouheva]] with a population of 600. The village has a [[wharf]] and a [[boarding school]] of 150 children from neighbouring [[island]]s. It also hosts [[Makemo Airport]], located to the west of Pouheva. |
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*[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)] |
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*[http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BucExpl-t1-body-d20-d2.html] |
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Revision as of 22:05, 30 May 2017
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 16°35′55″S 143°39′41″W / 16.59861°S 143.66139°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 603 km2 (233 sq mi) |
| Length | 69 km (42.9 mi) |
| Width | 16.5 km (10.25 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 832[1] |
Makemo | |
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 NASA picture of Makemo Atoll. | |
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Location of Makemo  | |
| Coordinates: 16°35′55″S 143°39′41″W / 16.5985°S 143.6613°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Area 1 | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | 1,555 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98726 /98769 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Makemo, Rangi-kemo or Te Paritua,[2] is one of the larger of the Tuamotu atolls in French Polynesia.
Makemo Atoll measures 69 km in length and 16.5 km in width, giving it a land area of 56 km². It is the fourth largest atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in terms of lagoon surface, with a lagoon of 603 km² in area.[3] Despite its size, Makemo's lagoon has only two navigable passes.
Makemo Atoll has 832 inhabitants; the main village is named Pouheva with a population of 600. The village has a wharf and a boarding school of 150 children from neighbouring islands. It also hosts Makemo Airport, located to the west of Pouheva.
History
Makemo is the home of legendary Polynesian hero Moeava.
The first recorded European to arrive to Makemo Atoll was English pearl merchant John Buyers on the brig Margaret. He arrived at Makemo on 10 March 1803 on the same day he discovered Taenga and named the Makemo Atoll "Phillips Island", after a late sheriff of London, Sir Richard Phillips. In some maps Makemo appears as "Kutusov".
Makemo territorial (domestic) airport was opened in 1976.
Administration
The commune of Makemo consists of the atolls of Makemo, Haraiki, Marutea Nord, Katiu, Tuanake, Hiti, Tepoto Sud, Raroia, Takume, Taenga and Nihiru.
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Flat reef on the east coast of Makemo
References
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 5 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.
- ^ "Tuamotu Archipelago - Makemo". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
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