Satellite view of Fangataufa Atoll showing the dark blue depths of the induced crater. Courtesy NASA. | |
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 22°15′S 138°45′W / 22.250°S 138.750°W |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) (lagoon) 5 km2 (2 sq mi) (above water) |
Length | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
Width | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
Commune | Tureia |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Fangataufa (or Fangatafoa) is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. The atoll has been fully-owned by the French state since 1964. From 1966 to 1996 it was used as a nuclear test site by the French government. In total, 4 atmospheric and 10 underground nuclear explosions were carried out on the atoll.
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