Hiti , or Hiti-rau-mea , is a small atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . It is located 19 km southwest of Makemo Atoll.
6-448: Hiti Atoll is oval in shape. It measures 9 km in length with a maximum width of 6 km. There are some narrow islands on the northern side of its reef with a total land area of about 3 km. The southern part of the reef is broader but has no islands. Hiti's lagoon is not connected to the ocean by a pass. The small group formed by Hiti, Tepoto Sud and Tuanake is also known as the "Raevski Atolls". The Tuamotu reed warbler and
12-532: A cache of medallions, the contents of which indicated they came from South America. Tepoto Sud was sighted by French explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville in 1768, but the first European to land was Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820. Tepoto Sud belongs to the commune of Makemo, which consists of the atolls of Makemo, Haraiki , Marutea Nord , Katiu , Tuanake , Hiti , Tepoto Sud , Raroia , Takume , Taenga and Nihiru . This French Polynesia -related geography article
18-617: A narrow channel in the north-east. This atoll is sometimes called Tepoto Sud in French , to distinguish it from the island of Tepoto , approximately 400 kilometres (249 miles) to the northeast in the Disappointment Islands . The small group formed by Tepoto Sud , Hiti and Tuanake is also known as the "Raevski Atolls". The Tuamotu reed warbler and the Polynesian ground dove are found in this area. Tepoto Atoll
24-547: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tepoto Sud Tepoto Atoll ( Tepoto Sud ), or Ti Poto , is a small atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . It is located 44 kilometres (27 miles) southwest of Makemo Atoll. Tepoto Atoll is almost round in shape. It measures 3.8 kilometres (2 miles) in diameter. Its lovely turquoise-blue lagoon is connected to the ocean by
30-599: Is permanently uninhabited. According to articles in Ireland's Own and the Times Educational Supplement Website, the atoll is identified by Tony Crowley as being the site of buried treasure stolen during the 19th century by four adventurers from a church in Pisco , Peru. Over the years, people have searched for the treasure without success, though an Australian visitor to the atoll discovered
36-476: The Polynesian ground dove are found in this area. Hiti Atoll is permanently uninhabited. The first recorded European to arrive to Hiti Atoll was Russian oceanic explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820. Hiti belongs to the commune of Makemo, which consists of the atolls of Makemo , Haraiki , Marutea Nord , Katiu , Tuanake , Hiti, Tepoto Sud , Raroia , Takume , Taenga and Nihiru . This French Polynesia -related geography article
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