Motu One (Society Islands)
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For Motu One in the Marquesas Islands, see Motu One (disambiguation).
NASA picture of Motu One Atoll.
Motu One, also known as Bellinghausen, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands. Motu One is located 550 km northwest from Tahiti and 72 km northeast of Manuae, its closest neighbor.
Motu One's reef encloses totally a lagoon without a pass. All of its sides are covered with low, wooded sandy islands except for its southern side. Motu One means Sand Island in Polynesian, that is a low-lying, sandy islet that cannot sustain permanent human habitation.
History
The name Bellinghausen or more rarely Bellingshausen was given to this small atoll by the Baltic German navigator in Russian service Otto von Kotzebue in honour of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. It should not be confused with Bellingshausen Island, part of the South Sandwich Islands, in the southwest Atlantic.
Administration
Motu One Atoll is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Maupiti, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands.
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Coordinates: 15°48′S 154°32′W / 15.8°S 154.533°W / -15.8; -154.533
Categories:
- Atolls of the Society Islands
- French Polynesia geography stubs
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Motu One — Motu One, which means Sand Island in various Polynesian languages, refers to several islands throughout Polynesia, including: Motu One (Marquesas Islands) Motu One (Society Islands) This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct… … Wikipedia
Society Islands — Infobox Islands name = Society Islands image caption = Tahiti image size = locator native name = Îles de la Société native name link = French language nickname = location = Pacific Ocean coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Motu One (Gesellschaftsinseln) — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Motu One Astronautenfoto von Motu One Gewässer Pazifischer Ozean Archipel … Deutsch Wikipedia
Society Islands — Îles de la Société Îles de la Société Carte de la Polynésie française avec les îles de la Société. Géographie Pays … Wikipédia en Français
Leeward Islands (Society Islands) — Infobox Islands name = Leeward Islands image caption = Bora Bora image size = locator native name = Îles Sous le vent native name link = French language nickname = location = Pacific Ocean coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Manuae (Society Islands) — This article is about the atoll in the Society Islands. For the unrelated island in the Cook Islands, see Manuae (Cook Islands). Manuae … Wikipedia
Motu Nao — Géographie Pays France Archipel Îles Marquises Localisation Océan P … Wikipédia en Français
Motu Iti (Marquesas) — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Motu Iti Motu Iti von Nuku Hiva aus gesehen Gewässer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Marquesas Islands — Marquesas redirects here. For the uninhabited island group in the U.S. State of Florida, see Marquesas Keys. Marquesan redirects here. For the language, see Marquesan language. Coordinates: 9°27′16″S 139°23′20″W / … Wikipedia
