Reao, Maritime boundary in French Polynesia, France.
Reao extends 24.5 kilometers in length and 5 kilometers in width, forming an atoll with 34 square kilometers of lagoon area.
French explorer Louis Isidore Duperrey spotted the atoll in 1823, naming it Clermont Tonnerre, while Charles Wilkes expedition landed there in 1839.
The population of 305 residents maintains traditional Polynesian practices adapted to their isolated atoll environment in the Pacific Ocean.
The atoll contains an airport built in 1979, providing transportation access despite its location 15,000 kilometers away from mainland France.
The northeastern rim consists of one elongated island without any navigable passage into the lagoon, containing 400 Tridacna maxima clams.
Location: Reao
Part of: Tuamotus
GPS coordinates: -18.51667,-136.36667
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:44
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