| 词条 | Kaukura |
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| name = Kaukura | image_name = Kaukura.JPG | image_caption = NASA picture of Kaukura Atoll | map = French Polynesia | map_caption = | native_name = | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = Pacific Ocean | coordinates = {{Coord|15|39|S|146|53|W|type:isle_region:FR-PF|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Tuamotus | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 434 | area_footnotes = (lagoon) {{convert|13.5|km²|0|abbr=on}} (above water) | length_km = 47 | width_km = 13 | 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 = Arutua | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Administrative subdivision | country_admin_divisions_1 = Tuamotus | country_capital_city = | country_largest_city = Raitahiti | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = 475[1] | population_as_of = 2012 | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} Kaukura or Kaheko[2] is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia, {{convert|48|km|0|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|15|km|0|abbr=on}} wide. It is located in the western area of the archipelago, {{convert|58|km|0|abbr=on}} SW of Rangiroa. The closest land is Arutua Atoll, only {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=on}} to the East. Kaukura Atoll is elongated, with a length of {{convert|47|km|0|abbr=on}} and a maximum width of {{convert|13|km|0|abbr=on}}. The northern reef rim is narrow, while the southern is broad. There are two groups of 65 islets. The surface of Kaukura's lagoon is {{convert|434|km2|0|abbr=on}} and the land area {{convert|13.5|km²|0|abbr=on}}. It has only one navigable pass cutting through the reef. The most important island is Motu Panao, located in the Northwest of the Atoll. Kaukura has 475 inhabitants {{As of|2012|lc=y}}; the main village is Raitahiti. Geographically Kaukura belongs to the Palliser Islands (Îles Palliser) subgroup of the Tuamotus. HistoryThe first recorded European to arrive to Kaukura was Dutch Navigator Jakob Roggeveen on his expedition for the Dutch West India Company to seek Terra Australis in 1722.[3] Formerly fishing was the main occupation of Kaukura's islanders. But presently tourism has replaced the traditional activities as a source of income.[4] There is a small airport at Kaukura which was opened in 1994.[5] AdministrationKaukura belongs to the commune of Arutua. The commune of Arutua consists of Arutua, as well as the atolls of Apataki and Kaukura. See also
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=2 October 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. ^History 4. ^Tahiti Traveller - Kaukura 5. ^Kaukura Airport External links
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