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Tematangi or Tematangui is an atoll in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Tematangi's nearest neighbour is Mururoa, which is located 161 km to the ESE. Tematangi is a medium-sized atoll. It measures approximately 11.5 km in length and has a maximum width of 7 km. Its reef encloses completely the deep lagoon, which is 61 km sq. There is no navigable pass to enter the lagoon. There are many relatively large islands on Tematangi's reef, as well as a few small motu. The main village is Tuihana. There were 58 inhabitants on Tematangi in the last census. ==History== The first recorded European to visit this atoll was Captain William Bligh on the ship ''Providence'' on April 5, 1792. At the time of Bligh's visit, it was uninhabited. Tematangi Atoll appears in some maps as "Bligh's Lagoon Island". When Frederick Beechey visited Tematangi in 1826 he found inhabitants there. In 1857, the captain of the ''Julia'', coasting along Tematangi Atoll saw armed natives follow the course of his schooner... ''"clad in many-coloured stuffs"''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tematangi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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