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Tematangi or Tematangui is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
French Polynesia

French Polynesia is a France overseas collectivity in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory ....
. Tematangi's nearest neighbor is Mururoa, which is located 161 km to the ESE.

Tematangi is a medium-sized atoll. It measures approximately 11.5 km in length and has a maximum width of 7 km. Its reef encloses completely the deep lagoon, which is 61 km sq. There is no navigable pass to enter the lagoon.

There are many relatively large islands on Tematangi's reef, as well as a few small motu
Motu

Motu may refer to:*Motu language, a language of Papua New Guinea*Motu proprio, a type of Papal document*MOTU, also known as "Mark of the Unicorn", a maker of professional audio hardware and software...
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Tematangi or Tematangui is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
French Polynesia

French Polynesia is a France overseas collectivity in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory ....
. Tematangi's nearest neighbor is Mururoa, which is located 161 km to the ESE.

Tematangi is a medium-sized atoll. It measures approximately 11.5 km in length and has a maximum width of 7 km. Its reef encloses completely the deep lagoon, which is 61 km sq. There is no navigable pass to enter the lagoon.

There are many relatively large islands on Tematangi's reef, as well as a few small motu
Motu

Motu may refer to:*Motu language, a language of Papua New Guinea*Motu proprio, a type of Papal document*MOTU, also known as "Mark of the Unicorn", a maker of professional audio hardware and software...
. The main village is Tuihana. There were 53 inhabitants on Tematangi in the last census.

History

The first recorded European to visit this atoll was Captain William Bligh
William Bligh

Vice-Admiral William Bligh Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Navy was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The notorious Mutiny on the Bounty occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift by the mutineers in the Bounty's l...
 on the ship Providence on April 5, 1792. At the time of Bligh's visit, it was uninhabited. Tematangi Atoll appears in some maps as "Bligh's Lagoon Island".

When Frederick Beechey visited Tematangi in 1826 he found inhabitants there. In 1857, the captain of the Julia, coasting along Tematangi Atoll saw armed natives follow the course of his schooner... "clad in many-coloured stuffs".

Religious point (for Muslims)

Tematangi is the closest land area to the antipode
Antipode

Antipode, Antipodes, or Antipodeans may refer to:* Antipode , an academic journal* Antipodal point, the point which is diametrically opposite another point on a sphere...
 of Mecca. This means that the correct direction of Muslim prayer (qibla
Qibla

Qiblah is an Arabic language word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prayer during Salah. Most mosques contain a mihrab in a wall that indicates the qiblah....
) varies wildly between Tematangi and its neighboring islands.

Administration

Administratively Tematangi belongs to the commune of Tureia
Tureia

Tureia is an atoll in the Tuamotus in French Polynesia.Tureia atoll is 15 km long and has a maximum width of 8 km. A very long island covers completely its eastern reef....
, which includes the atolls of Tureia, Fangataufa
Fangataufa

Fangataufa is a small, low, narrow, coral atoll in the eastern side of the Tuamotu Archipelago. Along with its neighboring atoll, Moruroa, it has been the site of approximately 200 nuclear bomb tests....
, Moruroa
Moruroa

Mururoa , also historically known as Aopuni, is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean....
, Tematangi
Tematangi

Tematangi or Tematangui is an atoll in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Tematangi's nearest neighbor is Mururoa, which is located 161 km to the ESE....
 and Vanavana
Vanavana

Vanavana, Kurataki, or Huataki is an atoll in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Vanavana's nearest neighbor is Tureia, which is located 58 km to the east....
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