Tikehau

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Tikehau is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is a " commune associée " ( borough ) of the municipality of Rangiroa and belongs politically to French Polynesia.

Tikehau is located about 320 kilometers north of Tahiti in the northwest of the archipelago. It has an area of ​​about 26 by 23 km. The lagoon measures 461 km ². Smaller supply ships can pass through the 150 m wide and up to 4 m deep pass Tuheiava on the west side of the harbor in the lagoon.

The atoll was discovered for Europe on 25 April 1816 by Otto von Kotzebue as part of a Russian expedition. The atoll was named after the German - Baltic Admiral Adam Johann von Krusenstern " Kruzenstern ". This name is the current inhabitants still quite common.

The main island and the main town hot Tuherahera, located at the southern tip of the atoll. 2007 lived about 507 people on Tikehau. Main sources of income are the state-subsidized production of copra, commercial fishing and a little tourism. There is a bakery, two small shops and a tiny snack. 2001 it is with government support a tiny sawmill, locals find work in about 3 to 5. The in the nineties of the last century started with much enthusiasm breeding of black pearls has come to a standstill. There is also a dive center, a luxury hotel and an airfield with IATA code TIH.

Gallery

Tikehau in 1816 ( drawn by Ludwig Choris )

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