Katiu
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Islands Katiu, or Taungataki,[1] is an atoll of the central Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located Script error: No such module "convert". west of Makemo Atoll's westernmost point. It measures Script error: No such module "convert". in length with a maximum width of Script error: No such module "convert".. Its total area, including the lagoon is Script error: No such module "convert". and a land area of approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. There are many narrow islands on the north-eastern side of its long reef with a total land area of about Script error: No such module "convert".. Its lagoon is connected to the ocean.
Katiu has a population of 250 inhabitants. The main occupations are fishing, copra harvesting and pearl farming. The most important village is called Toini; it is located on one of the long islands of the northeastern reef.[2]
History
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The first recorded European to arrive to Katiu was Russian oceanic explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820 on the ships Vostok and Mirni. He named this atoll "Osten-Saken" or "Saken".[3]
Administration
Katiu belongs to the commune of Makemo, which consists of the atolls of Makemo, Haraiki, Marutea Nord, Katiu, Tuanake, Hiti, Tepoto Sud, Raroia, Takume, Taenga and Nihiru.
References
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