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Kauehi
	NASA picture of Kauehi Atoll
	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) (lagoon); 16 km2 (6 sq mi) (above water)
Length	24 km (14.9 mi)
Width	18 km (11.2 mi)
Administration
	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Commune	Fakarava
Largest settlement	Tearavero
Demographics
Population	257 (2012)

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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 has a wide lagoon measuring 24 km by 18 km. The atoll has a lagoon area of 320 km² (124 sq mi), and a land area of 16 km² (6 sq mi). Kauehi's lagoon has one navigable pass.

The 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 United States Exploring Expedition, 1838–1842. Charles Wilkes called the atoll "Vincennes" after his ship.^[5]

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

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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

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-'''Kauehi''', or '''Putake''',<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 an [[atoll]] in the [[Tuamotu]] group in [[French Polynesia]]. The nearest land is [[Raraka]] Atoll, located 17&nbsp;km to the Southeast. Kauehi has a wide lagoon measuring 24&nbsp;km by 18&nbsp;km. The atoll has a lagoon area of {{convert|320|km2|0|abbr=on}}, and a land area of {{convert|16|km2|0|abbr=on}}.
+'''Kauehi''', or '''Putake''',<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|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> is an [[atoll]] in the [[Tuamotu]] group in [[French Polynesia]]. The nearest land is [[Raraka]] Atoll, located 17&nbsp;km to the Southeast. Kauehi has a wide lagoon measuring 24&nbsp;km by 18&nbsp;km. The atoll has a lagoon area of {{convert|320|km2|0|abbr=on}}, and a land area of {{convert|16|km2|0|abbr=on}}.
 Kauehi's lagoon has one navigable pass.