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Maria Est
Atoll in French Polynesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Maria Atoll in the Gambier Islands (French Polynesia). For the island in the Austral Islands (French Polynesia), see Îles Maria.
Maria Atoll[2] is an uninhabited small atoll of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is located in the far southeast of the archipelago, about 72 km (45 mi) southwest from Marutea Sud. Maria's closest neighbour is the small atoll of Matureivavao of the Acteon Group, 56 km (35 mi) to the northwest.
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Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 22°01′S 136°11′W |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) (lagoon) 3.75 km2 (1 sq mi) (above water) |
Length | 5.6 km (3.48 mi) |
Width | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
Commune | Gambier Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
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Maria Atoll is oval in shape and bound by a continuous reef. It is 5.6 km long and 2.9 km wide. Its islands are low and flat and the lagoon is hypersaline.
This atoll is mostly called "Maria Est" in order to avoid confusion with another small atoll called Maria (Nororotu) in the Tubuai (Austral Islands) division of French Polynesia.