NASA picture of Motutunga Atoll
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  Motutunga
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°04′S 144°17′W / 17.067°S 144.283°W / -17.067; -144.283 |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 126 km2 (49 sq mi) (lagoon) 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
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| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Anaa |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Motutunga Atoll[2] is an uninhabited atoll of the Tuamotu ArchipelagoinFrench Polynesia. It is located 17 km to the east of Tahanea Atoll.
Motutunga Atoll is roughly triangular in shape. It measures 15 km in length with a maximum width of 14 km. The reef surrounding the atoll is continuous, leaving no channels deep enough for ships to reach the lagoon. Motutunga's lagoon has a surface of 126 km2.
Motutunga Atoll was first sighted by James Cook on 13 August 1773 who named it Adventure, after the name of his own ship.[2][3]
Spanish navigator Domingo de Boenechea sighted the atoll, which he called San Blas, on 9 November 1774 from ship Aguila.[4][5]
Motutunga belongs to the communeofAnaa that also includes the associated commune of Faaite with the atoll of Faaite and the uninhabited atolls of Tahanea and Motutunga.
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