Coordinates: 15°07′30″S 147°38′46″W / 15.125°S 147.646°W / -15.125; -147.646

Palliser Islands

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Location of the Palliser Islands in the Pacific Ocean
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Map of the Tuamotus; the Pallisers are located northwest-most in the main Tuamotu atoll cluster.

The Palliser Islands or Pallisers are a subgroup of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. They are located in the very northwest of the main group of atolls.[1]

Atolls

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The group includes:

Administration

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  • Administratively, Arutua, Apataki and Kaukura atolls belong to the commune of Arutua, with a total population of 1510 inhabitants.
  • Toau and Fakarava, belong to the commune of Fakarava. The total population is of 1800 inhabitants.
  • The commune of Rangiroa consists of 3 atolls: Rangiroa itself, Tikehau and Mataiva, and a separate island (Makatea). The total population is of 3467 inhabitants.

History

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The Palliser Islands were named "Palliser's Isles" by Captain James Cook, who was the first European to sight them, on 19 April and 20 April 1774; naming them as such in honour of Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Samuel Augustus Mitchell, An accompaniment to Mitchell's map of the world on Mercator's projection
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