Haraiki
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4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) (above water)
 NASA picture of Haraiki Atoll | |
  Haraiki | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°28′S 143°28′W / 17.467°S 143.467°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) (lagoon) 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Makemo |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Haraiki[2] is a small atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 42 km southwest of Marutea 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 purportedly uninhabited. However, Google Maps reveals there is a small collection of buildings on the north shore (-17.446343,-143.455739) and that the bulk of the land on all three islets has been heavily planted with a grid-like patchwork of trees or large shrubs.
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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".[3][4]
