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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Kaukura.JPG/520px-Kaukura.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> picture of Kaukura Atoll</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:260px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:260px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:260px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Polyn%C3%A9sie_fran%C3%A7aise_collectivity_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kaukura is located in French Polynesia"><img alt="Kaukura is located in French Polynesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Polyn%C3%A9sie_fran%C3%A7aise_collectivity_location_map.svg/260px-Polyn%C3%A9sie_fran%C3%A7aise_collectivity_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Polyn%C3%A9sie_fran%C3%A7aise_collectivity_location_map.svg/390px-Polyn%C3%A9sie_fran%C3%A7aise_collectivity_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, 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colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kaukura&params=15_39_S_146_53_W_type:isle_region:FR-PF"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">15°39′S</span> <span class="longitude">146°53′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">15.650°S 146.883°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-15.650; -146.883</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Tuamotus" title="Tuamotus">Tuamotus</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">434 km<sup>2</sup> (168 sq mi)<span class="nowrap"> </span>(lagoon)<br />13.5 km<sup>2</sup> (5 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Above_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above sea level">above water</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">47 km (29.2 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">13 km (8.1 mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b>France</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_collectivity" title="Overseas collectivity">Overseas collectivity</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia#Administrative_divisions" title="French Polynesia">Administrative subdivision</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tuamotus" title="Tuamotus">Tuamotus</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Communes_of_France" title="Communes of France">Commune</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arutua" title="Arutua">Arutua</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest settlement</th><td class="infobox-data">Raitahiti</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">475<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2012)</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaukura_map_labelled.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Kaukura_map_labelled.png/300px-Kaukura_map_labelled.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Kaukura_map_labelled.png/450px-Kaukura_map_labelled.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Kaukura_map_labelled.png/600px-Kaukura_map_labelled.png 2x" data-file-width="1240" data-file-height="902" /></a><figcaption>Map of Kaukura Atoll</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Kaukura</b> or <b>Kaheko</b><sup id="cite_ref-Alternative_Names_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alternative_Names-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an <a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">atoll</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Tuamotu" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuamotu">Tuamotu</a> group in <a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a>, 48 km (30 mi) long and 15 km (9 mi) wide. It is in the western area of the archipelago, 58 km (36 mi) southeast of <a href="/wiki/Rangiroa" title="Rangiroa">Rangiroa</a>. The closest land is <a href="/wiki/Apataki" title="Apataki">Apataki Atoll</a>, 24 km (15 mi) to the northeast. </p><p>Kaukura Atoll is elongated, with a length of 47 km (29 mi) and a maximum width of 13 km (8 mi). 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 434 km<sup>2</sup> (168 sq mi) and the land area 13.5 km<sup>2</sup> (5 sq mi). It has only one navigable pass cutting through the reef. </p><p>The most important island is Motu Panao, in the atoll's northwest. Kaukura has 475 inhabitants as of 2012<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaukura&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>; the main village is Raitahiti. </p><p>Geographically Kaukura belongs to the <a href="/wiki/Palliser_Islands" title="Palliser Islands">Palliser Islands</a> (Îles Palliser) subgroup of the Tuamotus. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaukura&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first recorded European to arrive to Kaukura was Dutch Navigator <a href="/wiki/Jakob_Roggeveen" class="mw-redirect" title="Jakob Roggeveen">Jakob Roggeveen</a> on his expedition for the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_West_India_Company" title="Dutch West India Company">Dutch West India Company</a> to seek <a href="/wiki/Terra_Australis" title="Terra Australis">Terra Australis</a> in 1722.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Formerly, fishing was the main occupation of Kaukura's islanders. But presently, tourism has replaced the traditional activities as a source of income.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is a small <a href="/wiki/Kaukura_Airport" title="Kaukura Airport">airport</a> at Kaukura which was opened in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaukura&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kaukura belongs to the commune of Arutua. The commune of <b>Arutua</b> consists of <a href="/wiki/Arutua" title="Arutua">Arutua</a>, as well as the atolls of <a href="/wiki/Apataki" title="Apataki">Apataki</a> and <b>Kaukura</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaukura&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kaukura_Airport" title="Kaukura Airport">Kaukura Airport</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaukura&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200329080620/http://www.ispf.pf/bases/Recensements/2012/Donnees_detaillees.aspx">"Population"</a>. <i>Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française</i>. 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title="Hikueru">Hikueru</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiti" title="Hiti">Hiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaka_(island)" title="Kamaka (island)">Kamaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katiu" title="Katiu">Katiu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kauehi" title="Kauehi">Kauehi</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kaukura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kouaku" title="Kouaku">Kouaku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makapu" title="Makapu">Makapu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makaroa" title="Makaroa">Makaroa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makatea" title="Makatea">Makatea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makemo" title="Makemo">Makemo</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangareva" title="Mangareva">Mangareva</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manihi" title="Manihi">Manihi</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuhangi" title="Manuhangi">Manuhangi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manui" title="Manui">Manui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Est" title="Maria Est">Maria Est</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marokau" title="Marokau">Marokau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marutea_Nord" title="Marutea Nord">Marutea Nord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marutea_Sud" title="Marutea Sud">Marutea Sud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mataiva" title="Mataiva">Mataiva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matureivavao" title="Matureivavao">Matureivavao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morane_(French_Polynesia)" title="Morane (French Polynesia)">Morane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moruroa" title="Moruroa">Moruroa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motutunga" title="Motutunga">Motutunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napuka" title="Napuka">Napuka</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nengonengo" title="Nengonengo">Nengonengo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niau" title="Niau">Niau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nihiru" title="Nihiru">Nihiru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nukutavake" title="Nukutavake">Nukutavake</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nukutepipi" title="Nukutepipi">Nukutepipi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papuri_Island" title="Papuri Island">Papuri</a></li> 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title="Takapoto">Takapoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takaroa" title="Takaroa">Takaroa</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takume" title="Takume">Takume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taravai" title="Taravai">Taravai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatakoto" title="Tatakoto">Tatakoto</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tauere" title="Tauere">Tauere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekokota" title="Tekokota">Tekokota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tematagi" title="Tematagi">Tematagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temoe" title="Temoe">Temoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenararo" title="Tenararo">Tenararo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenarunga" title="Tenarunga">Tenarunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tepoto_(North)" title="Tepoto (North)">Tepoto (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tepoto_(South)" title="Tepoto (South)">Tepoto (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tikehau" title="Tikehau">Tikehau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tikei" title="Tikei">Tikei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toau" title="Toau">Toau</a></li> <li><a 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