- Haraiki
Haraiki is a small atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in
French Polynesia . It is located 42 km southwest ofMarutea Nord .Haraiki Atoll is roughly triangular in shape. It measures 7 km in length with a maximum width of 5 km. There are three islets on its reef with a total land area of about 4 km². Its lagoon has a pass facing south.
Haraiki is uninhabited.
History
The first recorded European to sight Haraiki Atoll was Spanish navigator
Domingo de Boenechea on October 31 1772 on ship "Aguila". He named this atoll "San Quintín".Administration
Haraiki belongs to the commune of Makemo, which consists of the atolls of Makemo,
Haraiki ,Marutea Nord ,Katiu ,Tuanake ,Hiti ,Tepoto Sud ,Raroia ,Takume ,Taenga andNihiru .References
* [http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/haraiki.htm]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BucExpl-t1-body-d17.html Spanish voyages]External links
* [http://www.pacific-image.pf/pages/boutic/dboutic_cdrom_sp132.html Atoll list (in French)]
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