Taenga

Taenga, Tuamotu Archipelago

Taenga is an atoll of the Centre West Group, located 35 km northeast from Makemo and 28 km northwest from Nihiru. The atoll measures 27 km in length with a maximum width of 12 km across the central sections, enclosing a lagoon of 170 km² in area.

image: earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center

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