page_title: Taenga
hierarchical_section_title: Taenga
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: NASA-Astronautenbild des Taenga-Atolls (Tuamotu-Archipel, Französisch-Polynesien) im Pazifischen Ozean English: NASA astronaut image of Taenga Atoll (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia) in the Pacific Ocean
context_page_description: 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 km in length with a maximum width of 11 km.
  Taenga's lagoon has an area of 120 square kilometres. It is very difficult to enter on account of the currents and the very narrow pass.
  This atoll currently has 113 inhabitants, most of whom are Mormons who have lived there since 1845.
context_section_description: 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 km in length with a maximum width of 11 km.
  Taenga's lagoon has an area of 120 square kilometres (46 square miles). It is very difficult to enter on account of the currents and the very narrow pass.
  This atoll currently has 113 inhabitants, most of whom are Mormons who have lived there since 1845.
caption: NASA picture of Taenga Atoll
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