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Vahitahi, or ''Vaitake'', is an atoll in the eastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Vahitahi's nearest neighbour is Akiaki, which is located 41 km to the northwest. Vahitahi is a small atoll with an elongated oval shape. It measures approximately 10 km in length and has a maximum width of 4.5 km. Its reef encloses completely the lagoon. The total land area of the islands on its reef is 2.5 km². The main village is called Mohitu (formerly Temanufaara). There were 105 inhabitants according to the 2012 census. ==History== Vahitahi Atoll was the first land that Louis Antoine de Bougainville found in the Pacific in 1768. He called the atoll ''Les Quatre Facardins'', after a novel of the time. James Cook reached Vahitahi the following year and named it ''Lagoon Island''. Vahitahi has a territorial airport. It was inaugurated in 1986. 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「Vahitahi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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