Paraoa

Paraoa
	NASA picture of Paraoa Atoll
	Paraoa
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	19°08′S 140°43′W / 19.133°S 140.717°WCoordinates: 19°08′S 140°43′W / 19.133°S 140.717°W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) (lagoon); 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) (above water)
Length	8.5 km (5.28 mi)
Width	5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Administration
	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Tuamotus
Commune	Hao
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited (2012)

Paraoa, Tohora, or Hariri^[2] is a small atoll of the central Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 76 km south of Hao Atoll's westernmost point. The closest land is Manuhangi Atoll, 52 km to the west.^[3]

Paraoa Atoll is oval in shape. It measures 8.5 kilometres (5.3 miles) in length with a maximum width of 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles). Its lagoon is not connected to the ocean by a pass, which makes this small atoll quite inaccessible. Paraoa Atoll is uninhabited.

History[]

The first recorded European who arrived to Paraoa was Englishman Samuel Wallis in 1767. He named it "Gloucester".^[4]

Administration[]

Paraoa belongs to the commune of Hao (Main village: Otepa), which includes also Ahunui (uninhabited), Nengonengo, and Manuhangi (uninhabited).

References[]

^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ Atoll names
^ "Oceandots". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Samuel Wallis (in German)

External links[]

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[1] "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

[2] Atoll names

[3] "Oceandots". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Samuel Wallis (in German)

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