Mataiva Atoll, French Polynesia
by NASA/Science Source
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Mataiva Atoll, French Polynesia
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NASA/Science Source
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View from space of the Mataiva Atoll, the westernmost atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago, part of French Polynesia. Mataiva Atoll is notable in that its central lagoon includes a network of ridges (white, image center) and small basins formed from eroded coral reefs. Mataiva means "nine eyes" in Tuamotuan, an allusion to nine narrow channels on the south-central portion of the island.
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March 14th, 2013
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