Department of anthropology, bernice pauahi bishop museum, 1975. This is the reason why the atoll has remained so untouched. The tuamotu are not a destination for shore snorkeling, although it is decent in some places, as off the shore of the kia ora resort in rangiroa. The tuamotu islands is a chain of islands and atolls in french polynesia. Tuamotu archipelago islands, french polynesia britannica. The tuamotus, also referred to in english as the tuamotu archipelago or the tuamotu islands, are a french polynesian chain of almost 80 islands and atolls forming the largest chain of atolls in the world. About tuamotu archipelago hotels our travel experts have picked the best hotels in tuamotu archipelago so you can be sure youre staying in top accommodations. The 10 best tuamotu archipelago hotel deals apr 2020. The coral islands of the tuamotu archipelago, with its 78 atolls, provide a unique habitat for a variety of coral fish. This record is limited, as thee low lying islands are wiped clean by.
Your chance to have a onetoone lesson with bestselling language expert paul noble, try a free audio sample of his brand new mandarin chinese course. The total area of land within this chain is 850 square kilometres, with its major islands being anaa, fakarava, hao and makemo. Ahes 550 residents, scattered across the motus, account for only 3 percent of the tuamotu population. The malay archipelago by alfred russel wallace goodreads. The tuamotu archipelago comprises a lowlying string of atolls at the heart of french polynesia between the society islands to the south and the marquesas to the north. Bora bora is the most famous of the leeward islands is located 280 km northwest of tahiti, just under one hour away by plane. The archaeological record indicates that the tuamotu archipelago was first settled by explorers from the society islands in about 700 a. View our selection of featured hotels in tuamotu archipelago. Raroian definition is of or relating to the island of raroia in the tuamotu archipelago. The tuamotus travel french polynesia lonely planet. Tuamotu archipelago the tuamotu archipelago consists of 76 islands spread over 20,000 km2. The shape of raraka atoll is an oval 27 km long and 19 km wide. How many islands in the tuamotu archipelago can you spot in this goes17 goes west geocolor imagery from june 56, 2019.
Life in the atolls is equal parts harsh and paradisiacal. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The series is intended to contain five books, of which three have so far been published. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. The archipelago comprises 75 atolls, one raised coral atoll makatea, and innumerable coral reefs, roughly dispersed northwestsoutheast as a double chain for more than 900 miles 1,450 km. Raroia is an atoll in the tuamotu gambier archipelago in polynesia. Full day tours on the lagoon with snorkeling with the mantas in the morning, lunch with freshly caught fish on a pink sand motu incredible water colors and more snorkeling in the afternoon. Superlatives are missing to describe the beauty of bora bora, the pearl of the pacific, with its sharp relief and turquoise waters where a. The malay archipelago by victorian english naturalist alfred russel wallace was first published in.
Polynesia encompasses a huge triangular area of the eastcentral pacific ocean. The tuamotu islands and tahiti by glynn barratt, 1992. The remaining four ships left callao on july, finally beginning their primary mission of charting and describing the littleknown islands of the pacific. He had originally intended for these paintings to be used in a 25story book. The series takes place on the abarat, a fictional archipelago consisting of. Local points of interest include tuamotu archipelago. The tuamotu archipelago consists of 76 islands spread over 20,000 km2. The others are the les gambier archipelago, the austral islands, the society islands and the marquesas islands. An archipelago of myths and mysteries, phantoms and fakes. The malay archipelago is a book by the british naturalist alfred russel wallace which. The tuamotu people today refer to their land as tuamotu, while referring to themselves and their language as pa. An enjoyable, highly readable history that manages to bring murky, often.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Paumotu group tuamotu archipelago, french polynesia. East coast to tahiti, our voyage was a relative piece of cake until we came to the great line of atolls known as the tuamotu archipelago. The final volume in the quartet of books on the naval, scientific, and social activities of the imperial russian navy in the south pacific, this book focuses on the expeditions to tahiti and the read more.
Browse our selection of over 27 hotels in tuamotu archipelago. Book your perfect vacation rental in tuamotu archipelago, french polynesia on flipkey today. The early history of the tuamotu islands is shrouded in mystery. Wallace sketches the natural history of the islands to the west of the wallace line, noting that the flora is like that of india, as described by the botanist. Delos explores the tuamotu archipelago, part 1 sailing sv. Tuamotu archipelago definition and meaning collins. They form the largest chain of atolls in the world, about the size of western europe. Tuamotu archipelago project gutenberg selfpublishing. Best town village sights in tuamotu archipelago fodors. The term french polynesia is applied to the scattered french possessions in the south pacificmangareva gambier, makatea, the marquesas islands, rapa, rurutu, rimatara, the society islands, the tuamotu archipelago, tubuai, raivavae, and. Polynesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of pacific islands known as polynesia from greek poly many and nesoi islands. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Idyllic and pristine, the takapoto atoll is a dream paradise.
Flights hotels bundle and save cars cruises things to do vacation rentals deals rewards mobile. Read the fulltext online edition of the tuamotu islands and tahiti 1992. An archipelago of myths and mysteries, phantoms and fakes on. The books of abarat are a series of young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by english writer and visual artist clive barker. This atoll has a wide lagoon with a navigable pass to the ocean. Remaining below the equator, their first destination was the paumotu group tuamotu archipelago, french polynesia. Exploring the ahe atolls of the tuamotus archipelago. Follow sv delos as we explore the tuamotu archipelago in french polynesia by sailboat video 1 of 2. Discovered by french explorers jacques lemaire and willem schouten, takapoto is a closed island without a real pass allowing the lagoon and ocean to meet. I stayed with tikehau village and they organize boat tours for their guests. Tuamotu archipelago, french iles tuamotu, also called paumotu, island group of french polynesia, central south pacific ocean. It also includes from northwest to southeast tuvalu, tokelau, wallis and futuna, samoa formerly western samoa, american samoa, tonga, niue, the cook islands, french polynesia tahiti and the other society islands, the marquesas islands, the austral islands, and the tuamotu archipelago, including the gambier islands formerly the mangareva islands, and pitcairn island.
The main gateways to the tuamotus are rangiroa population around 3,000 and fakarava 1,000. Scientific expeditionsfrench polynesia tuamotu archipelago history 19th century. Material culture of the tuamotu archipelago by kenneth p. This destination may have covid19 travel restrictions in place, including specific restrictions for. It was used to house the military support base for the nuclear tests on mururoa. The history of the tuamotu archipelago differs from that of the other french polynesian islands in terms of its discovery, the way in which its sparse resources have been worked, the role played by the christian missionaries, the installation of the nuclear testing centre in the southeastern part of the archipelago, and the effects of the presentday economic situation. A guide to the best town village sights in tuamotu archipelago, as chosen by our travel experts. Use the map to find hotels in the tuamotu archipelago neighborhood you prefer. Hao, or haorangi, is a large coral atoll in the central part of the tuamotu archipelago.
On this day in 1947, kontiki, a balsa wood raft captained by norwegian anthropologist thor heyerdahl, completes a 4,300mile, 101day journey from peru to raroia in the tuamotu archipelago, near. The male grows up to two meters, while the female is visibly smaller. This deft history book guides readers through italys turbulent, complicated and. Far from the continents, the tuamotu are a group of low islands stretching from the northwest to the southeast, 300 to 1600 km from papeete. They form the largest chain of atolls in the world, spanning an area of the pacific ocean roughly the size of western europe. As a response to the pandemic, we are offering 30 ebooks free from march 19th until april 2nd. The archipelago is a diving mecca, worldrenowned for diving with sharks 10 shark species are commonly spotted in rangiroa, but also with other big species as manta rays or dolphins. The book provides the same historical background of indonesia as a model pupil and the blueprint for us plunders throughout the world that are inline with what. The atolls, well known for beautiful dive sites and pearls, are also small paradises for fishing enthusiasts of all kinds, as well as for adventurers seeking unique and unusual experiences. Together with some giant grouper species it belongs to the largest coral fish. This archipelago in the southern pacific ocean stretches from the northwest to the southeast over an area roughly the size of western europe. The marquesas islands and the tuamotu archipelago on board. Raraka atoll is now uninhabited, but it is occasionally visited by islanders from neighboring atolls.
Material culture of the tuamotu archipelago issue 22 of pacific anthropological records, issn 0078740x. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Ahes 550 residents, scattered across the motus, account for only 3 percent of the tuamotu. You can easily find your hotels in tuamotu archipelago using one of the methods below.