Marokau

Marokau, Tuamotu Archipelago

A member of the Centre East group of atolls, Marokau is approximately triangular in shape measuring around 20 km across, with a central lagoon covering an area of 217 km². The islets of the reef rim have a combined land area of 14.7 km². The atoll is located less than 2 km from its smaller neighbour of Ravahereboth atolls are emergent parts of the Marokau seamount.

image: earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center

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