Tuamotus
English
situation map of the Tuamotus in French Polynesia
Etymology
From Tuamotuan, tua (“distant”) + motus (“islands”).
Proper noun
Tuamotus
- The largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.
Synonyms
- Tuamotu Archipelago
- (historical) Paumotus (the "Subservient Islands")
Translations
archipelago in French Polynesia
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