| 词条 | Fakarava |
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| name = Fakarava | image_name = Fakarava.JPG | image_caption = NASA picture of Fakarava Atoll | map = French Polynesia | map_caption = Location in French Polynesia | native_name = | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = Pacific Ocean | coordinates = {{Coord|16|18|S|145|38|W|type:isle_region:FR-PF_dim:50000|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Tuamotus | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 1112 | area_footnotes = (lagoon) {{convert|24.1|km²|0|abbr=on}} (above water) | length_km = 60 | width_km = 21 | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | country = France | country_admin_divisions_title = Overseas collectivity | country_admin_divisions = French Polynesia | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Commune | country_admin_divisions_2 = Fakarava | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Administrative subdivision | country_admin_divisions_1 = Tuamotus | country_capital_city = | country_largest_city = Rotoava | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = 837[1] | population_as_of = 2016 | density_km2 = 35 | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} Fakarava, Havaiki-te-araro, Havai'i or Farea[2] is an atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls. The nearest land is Toau Atoll, which lies {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=off}} to the northwest. The shape of Fakarava Atoll is roughly rectangular and its length is {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=off}} and its width {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=off}}. Fakarava has a wide and deep lagoon with a surface of {{convert|1,112|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=off}} and two passes. The main pass to enter the lagoon, located in its north-western end, is known as Passe Garuae and it is the largest pass in French Polynesia; the southern pass is called Tumakohua (also known as Tetamanu[3]). It has a land area of {{convert|24.1|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=off}}. Fakarava has 837 inhabitants; the main village is called Rotoava. HistoryThe Pōmare Dynasty originated here before ruling the island of Tahiti. The first recorded European to arrive at Fakarava Atoll was Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen on July 17, 1820, on ships Vostok and Mirni. He named this atoll "Wittgenstein". Fakarava's inhabitants were evangelized by French Picpus priest Honoré Laval in 1849. The church at Rotoava was dedicated in 1850. There is a territorial (domestic) airfield in Fakarava which was inaugurated in 1995. Fakarava is being classified by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve. References1. ^{{cite web|title=Population|url=http://www.ispf.pf/bases/Recensements/2012/Donnees_detaillees.aspx|website=Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française|accessdate=25 September 2014}} 2. ^{{cite journal|last1=Young|first1=J.L.|title=Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known.|journal=Journal of the Polynesian Society|date=1899|volume=8|issue=4|pages=264–268|url=http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_8_1899/Volume_8,_No._4,_December_1899/Names_of_the_Paumotu_Islands,_by_J.L._Young,_p_264-268?action=null|accessdate=7 January 2015}} 3. ^Based on the French edition of Wikipedia and local knowledge
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