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Ahe, Ahemaru or Omaru, is a coral atoll in the northern Tuamotu Archipelago, 14 km to the west of Manihi, in
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Ahe Atoll FP (EVS Islands)Shuttle Image ISS008-E-17141 (Astronaut Photography)Shuttle Image ISS007-E-16671 (Astronaut Photography)
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TX5EG Amateur Radio DX Expedition to Ahe Atoll
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Ahe, Ahemaru or Omaru, is a coral atoll in the northern Tuamotu Archipelago, 14 km to the west of Manihi, in French Polynesia
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. Its ring shape is broken by only a single small passage into the lagoon. It has a land area of approximately 12 km2 and a lagoon area of 138 km2. , Ahe Atoll had 553 inhabitants. The only village in Ahe is Tenukupara with approximately 100 inhabitants. It is located on an island in the south side of the Atoll.
The Atoll is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei. There are several pearl farms in Ahe's lagoon.
History
The first recorded Europeans to arrive to Ahe Atoll were Dutch mariners Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire in 1616. Ahe was later visited by the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838–1842. Charles Wilkes called the atoll "Peacock Island" after one of the ships of the expedition. This atoll has sometimes suffered damage caused bycyclone
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In the late 1970s, sailor Bernard Moitessier lived on Ahe for two years.
Demographics
Population of Ahe:Administration
Ahe Atoll belongs to the commune of Manihi, which consists of the atolls of Manihi and Ahe.See also
*Ahe Airport
Ahe Airport is an airport on Ahe (Tenukupara), an atoll
An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm ...
References
External links
Ahe Atoll FP (EVS Islands)
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