Marutea Nord

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Marutea or Taunga tauranga -e- havana, is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. It is located 24 km southeast of Makemo and 30 km southwest of Nihiru. Marutea northern part of the municipality Makemo which consists of the atolls Makemo, Haraiki, Marutea North, Katiu, Tuanake, Hiti, Tepoto Sud, Raroia, Takume, Taenga and Nihiru.

The atoll reached places a width of 17 km and a length of 42 km. Within the community Makemo Marutea North has 458 km ² the second largest lagoon area, the land area is, however, only 2.7 km ². The atoll is barely above sea level and is often flooded by sea; therefore, it is uninhabited.

Taunga - tauranga -e- havana, the original name means something like " The beautiful bird which on our mast resting ", so at least the interpretation of a local resident from Faaite Atoll. About this derivation, however, only fragments are present.

Marutea North is not the neighboring atoll of Marutea Sud, which is located at the southern tip of the Tuamotu Archipelago.

The atoll was discovered in 1773 by James Cook. On some historical maps Marutea was shown as " Furneauxinsel ".