Hao Atoll

Hao, or Haorangi, is a large coral atoll in the central part of the . It has c. 1000 people living on 35 km2. It was used to house the military support base for the nuclear tests on Mururoa.
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  • Type: Atoll
  • Description: coral atoll
  • Also known as: Bow Island”, “Hao”, “Haorangi”, “Harp Island”, “Hau”, and “Heau

Hao Atoll

Latitude
-18.2127° or 18° 12′ 46″ south
Longitude
-140.8992° or 140° 53′ 57″ west
IATA airport code
HOI
Open location code
53HXQ4P2+W8
Geo­Names ID
4034423
Wiki­data ID
Q1584116
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Mari—“Hao Atoll” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Hao
  • Catalan: Hao
  • Cebuano: Hao Atoll
  • Chinese: 豪環礁
  • Dutch: Hao
  • Finnish: Hao
  • French: Atoll Hao
  • French: Hao
  • French: Ile de la Harpe
  • French: Ile Hao
  • Galician: Atol Hao
  • Galician: Hao
  • German: Hao-Atoll
  • German: Hao
  • Hungarian: Hao szigetcsoport
  • Italian: Hao
  • Japanese: ハオ環礁
  • Korean: 하오
  • Latvian: Hao
  • Lithuanian: Hao
  • Occitan (post 1500): Hao
  • Polish: Hao
  • Portuguese: Atol de Hao
  • Portuguese: Hao
  • Russian: Хао
  • Slovak: Hao
  • Spanish: Hao (atolón)
  • Spanish: Hao
  • Swahili: Hao
  • Tahitian: Hao
  • Urdu: ہاو
  • Western Mari: Хао
  • Hao

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