Tuamotus
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The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world
Pearl farm in the Tuamotus
Coconut palms, Takapoto
Our Lady of Peace Church (Église Notre-Dame-de-Paix de Tiputa), Rangiroa
Rangiroa
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Rangiroa or Te Kokōta is the largest atoll in the Tuamotus and one of the largest in the world.
Tuamotus
…an area roughly the size of Western Europe. Their combined land area is 850 square kilometres (328 square miles). This archipelago's major islands are Rangiroa, Anaa, Fakarava, Hao and Makemo. The Tuamotus have approximately 16,000 inhabitants. The islands were initially settled by Polynesians, and modern…
NASA picture of Rangiroa Atoll
Tahitian pearls in the pearl farm of Rangiroa
One uninhabited islet or motu in the Atoll