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Tauere Atoll or Taouere, also known as Te Putua, is a small atoll of the central Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 85 km northwest of Hao Atoll's westernmost point.

Tauere Atoll is squarish in shape. It measures 7.5 km across. The islands are located on its northern and eastern sides. Its lagoon is not connected to the ocean by a pass, which makes this small atoll quite inaccessible.

Tauere has only 5 inhabitants.

History

Tauere was sighted by Spanish navigator Domingo de Boenechea on October 28 1772 on ship Aguila. He called this atoll "San Simon y Judas". Hence this atoll appears in some maps as "St. Simon".

Administration

Administratively Tauere belongs to the commune of Amanu (Main village: Ikitake) which includes the atolls of Rekareka (uninhabited) and Tauere. The Amanu commune is associated with the Hao commune.

References

External links

Atoll list (in French)

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 ==References==
-*[http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/tauere.htm]
+*[http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/tauere.php]
 *[http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BucExpl-t1-body-d17.html Spanish voyages]
 *[http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BucViki-t1-body-d1-d14.html Population data] & [http://&travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/travel/18explorer.html?pagewanted=print ]