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Polynesia Location Pacific Ocean Coordinates 17°48′22″S
140°45′39″W﻿ / ﻿17.80611°S 140.76083°W﻿ / -17.80611;
-140.76083Coordinates: 17°48′22″S 140°45′39″W﻿ / ﻿17.80611°S
140.76083°W﻿ / -17.80611; -140.76083 Archipelago Tuamotus Area
240 km2 (93 sq mi) (lagoon) 9.6 km² (above water) Length 32 km
(19.9 mi) Width 10 km (6 mi) Overseas collectivity  French
Polynesia Administrative subdivision Tuamotus Commune Hao
Largest city Ikitake Population 192[1] (as of 2012)  Amanu,
Timanu, or Karere, is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago. Amanu
lies at right angles to neighbouring Hao Atoll; this orientation
is quite rare for the Tuamotu atolls.  It is situated 900 km
east of Tahiti and 15 km north of Hao. The atoll is 32 km long
(northeast to southwest) and 10 km wide, but only 9.6 km² of its
land is above water, the rest forming the central lagoon. The
surface area of Amanu's wide lagoon is 240 km². T