Tuamotus
The Tuamotus or the Tuamotu Airchipelago (French: Îles Tuamotu, offeecially Archipel des Tuamotu) are a French Polynesie cheen o awmaist 80 islands an atolls, stretchin frae the northwast tae the sootheast ower an aurie o the soothren Paceefic Ocean roughly the size o Wastren Europe, wi a laund aurie o 850 square kilometre (328 square mile) an 16,000 indwallers, formin the lairgest cheen o atolls in the warld.
| Native name: Tuamotu | |
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| Geografie | |
| Location | Paceefic Ocean |
| Airchipelagae | Polynesie |
| Tot islands | 78 |
| Major islands | Anaa, Fakarava, Hao, an Makemo |
| Aurie | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Admeenistration | |
Fraunce | |
| Owerseas collectivity | French Polynesie |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 15,862 (2002) |
| Pop. density | 18 /km2 (47 /sq mi) |
Coordinates: 18°02′27″S 141°24′34″W / 18.04083°S 141.40944°W