Hiti, or Hiti-rau-mea,
is a small atoll of the
Tuamotu Archipelago
The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (, officially ) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world, extending (from northwest to ...
in
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ...
. It is located 19 km southwest of
Makemo
Makemo, Rangi-kemo or Te Paritua, is an inhabited atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia.
History
Makemo is the home of legendary Polynesian hero Moeava. The first recorded European to arrive to Makemo Atoll was English pearl mer ...
Atoll.
Hiti Atoll is oval in shape. It measures 9 km in length with a maximum width of 6 km. There are some narrow islands on the northern side of its reef with a total land area of about 3 km
2. The southern part of the reef is broader but has no islands. Hiti's lagoon is not connected to the ocean by a pass.
The small group formed by Hiti,
Tepoto Sud and
Tuanake is also known as the "Raevski Atolls". The
Tuamotu reed warbler and the
Polynesian ground dove
The Polynesian ground dove or Society Islands ground dove (''Pampusana erythroptera'') or ''Tutururu'' is a Critically Endangered, critically endangered species of bird in the family Columbidae. Originally Endemism, endemic to the Society Islands ...
are found in this area.
Hiti Atoll is permanently uninhabited.
History
The first recorded European to arrive to Hiti Atoll was Russian oceanic explorer
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Faddey Faddeyevich Bellingshausen or Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen ( – ) was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and naval officer of Baltic German descent, who attained the rank of admiral. He participated in the first Russi ...
in 1820.
Administration
Hiti belongs to the
commune of Makemo, which consists of the atolls of
Makemo
Makemo, Rangi-kemo or Te Paritua, is an inhabited atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia.
History
Makemo is the home of legendary Polynesian hero Moeava. The first recorded European to arrive to Makemo Atoll was English pearl mer ...
,
Haraiki,
Marutea Nord,
Katiu,
Tuanake, Hiti,
Tepoto Sud,
Raroia,
Takume,
Taenga
Taenga, or Taunga-hara, is one of the Tuamotu atolls in French Polynesia. It is located 32 km to the northeast of Makemo Atoll and 27 km to the northwest of Nihiru Atoll.
Taenga Atoll is roughly triangular in shape. It measures 27&nbs ...
and
Nihiru.
See also
*
Desert island
An uninhabited island, desert island, or deserted island, is an island, islet or atoll which lacks permanent human population. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes ...
*
List of islands
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water
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References
External links
Atoll list (in French)*
Tuamotu reed-warblerPolynesian Ground Dove
Atolls of the Tuamotus
Uninhabited islands of French Polynesia
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