Tuamotu Archipelago

American

[too-uh-moh-too] / ˌtu əˈmoʊ tu /

noun

a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).

Tuamotu Archipelago British

/ ˌtuːəˈməʊtuː /

noun

Also called: Low Archipelago. Paumotu Archipelago. a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)

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After 101 days they landed on the Raroia Atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2013

At one extreme, innumerable islets, such as those of the Tuamotu Archipelago, are flat, low atolls barely rising above sea level.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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