the ship sail past Mangareva and all through the Tuamotus before beaching on Fakarava. The Tuamotus made headlines around the world in 1947, when the...
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The Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia parvirostris) is an endangered member of the large wader family Scolopacidae, that is endemic to the Tuamotu Islands...
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administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) is an administrative division in French Polynesia. It consists of the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands which...
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erythropterus) once lived in the Society Islands and the Tuamotus, but now survives only in the Tuamotus. Endemic bird species on Henderson are the Henderson...
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Tuamotu kingfisher has been split into the following species: Niau kingfisher, Todiramphus gertrudae Mangareva kingfisher, Todiramphus gambieri This page...
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Tuamotuan language (redirect from Tuamotu language)
on the Latin script. Little is known regarding the early history of the Tuamotus. It is believed that they were settled c. 700 AD by people from the Society...
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This is a list of the birds species of the Tuamotus. The avifauna of the Tuamotus include 86 species. Of these, 13 are endemic, and one is extinct. This...
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Islands) Tuāmotu-Gambier (French: les Îles Tuamotu-Gambier or officially la subdivision administrative des îles Tuamotu-Gambier) (the Tuamotus and the...
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Islands mythology, Roua (or Rahoua or Tubua), is the creator god of the Tuamotus. He is the father of Fati, the god of the Moon, and all the stars by Taonoui...
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(Tahiti, Tuamotus), Va'ieroa (Cook Islands), Fafieloa (Samoa), and Vahie'oa (Marquesa). Wahieroa - Māori Vahieroa (Tahitian mythology) Vahieroa (Tuamotu mythology)...
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Islands) Tuamotu-Gambier (French: (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier or officially subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) (the Tuamotus and the Gambier...
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Islands Leeward Islands Windward Islands Tuamotus Disappointment Islands Duke of Gloucester Islands Far East Tuamotu Group Hao Group Hikeru Group King George...
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Anaa Airport – Anaa, Tuamotus NTGB (FGU) – Fangatau Airport – Fangatau, Tuamotus NTGC (TIH) – Tikehau Airport – Tikehau, Tuamotus NTGD (APK) – Apataki...
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The Tuamotu reed warbler (Acrocephalus atyphus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It is found only in French Polynesia....
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Argentina Arlington, within USA, charged Memphis, within USA, charged Tuamotus, within French Polynesia, charged United Kingdom (Union Jack), national...
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closely related to those of the Marquesas Islands, and because, while the Tuamotus comprise several chains of coral atolls, the Mangareva Islands are of volcanic...
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Heaven (section Paumotu, Tuamotus)
Heaven, or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated...
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island of Mangareva. Together with the Tuamotus, the Gambier Islands form the administrative subdivision Îles Tuamotu-Gambier (French officially: la subdivision...
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Mataiva (category Atolls of the Tuamotus)
atoll is a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is located in the Palliser group, and is the westernmost of the Tuamotus. The nearest atoll, Tikehau...
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to outer islands including the Marquesas Islands, Austral Islands and Tuamotus. On 28 November 2004, Wan Air stopped public transport operations and now...
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Islands in Polynesia Puka-Puka, a small coral atoll on the north side of the Tuamotus in French Polynesia Puka (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists...
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Makatea (category Atolls of the Tuamotus)
Mangaia-te-vai-tamae, is a raised coral atoll in the northwestern part of the Tuamotus, which is a part of the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia...
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Anuanuraro Duke of Gloucester Islands, Tuamotus, French Polynesia France Anuanurunga Duke of Gloucester Islands, Tuamotus, French Polynesia France Anuta...
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134°54′56″W / 23.18111°S 134.91556°W / -23.18111; -134.91556 Archipelago Tuamotus Area 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi) Length 2.8 km (1.74 mi) Width 1.6 km (0.99 mi)...
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Marquesas Fatu Hiva Hiva Oa Euba Nuku Hiva Tahuata Ua Huka Pen Ua Pou Tuamotus Rangiroa Fakarava Moruroa Fangataufa Gambier Islands Mangareva Helena Island...
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smaller islands and atolls, principally Niue, the Cook Islands, Tahiti, the Tuamotus, the Marquesas, Hawaii, Rapa Nui, and smaller central-pacific groups. The...
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Islands and Austral Islands in the centre, and the Marquesas Islands, the Tuamotus, Mangareva Islands, and Easter Island to the east. Australasia comprises...
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Tepoto (North) (category Islands of the Tuamotus)
Disappointment Islands, in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Despite being often referred to as "atoll", Tepoto is not a typical Tuamotu atoll, but a single separate...
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Coconuts on Rangiroa island in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia; a typical island landscape in Austronesia. Coconuts are native to tropical Asia and were...
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