- Toau
Toau, Pakuria, or Taha-a-titi is a
coral atoll inFrench Polynesia , one of thePalliser Islands (Îles Pallisier). Toau has a wide lagoon; length 35 Km, width 18 Km. The nearest land isFakarava Atoll, located 14 Km to the Southeast.Toau Atoll is almost uninhabited. It has a population of only about forty people, who mostly depend on
fishing for their livelihood. The main village is called Maragai.Historical facts
Captain James Cook was the first recordedEurope an to sight the atoll, in April of1774 . In some maps Toau appears as "Elizabeth".Administration
Toau Atoll belongs to the commune of Fakarava, which consists of Fakarava, as well as the atolls of
Aratika ,Kauehi ,Niau ,Raraka ,Taiaro and Toau.References
* [http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/toau.htm]
* [http://www.colonialvoyage.com/viaggi/pftuamotu2.html Pictures]
* [http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_8_1899/Volume_8,_No._4,_December_1899/Names_of_the_Paumotu_Islands,_by_J.L._Young,_p_264-268?action=null Island names]External links
* [http://www.pacific-image.pf/pages/boutic/dboutic_cdrom_sp132.html Atoll list (in French)]
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