Mururoa

Mururoa, Tuamotu Archipelago

Located in the remote South Group of the archipelago, 40 km northwest from Fangataufa, the atoll of Mururoa measures around 28 km in length and has a maximum width of 12 km. It is the only emergent part of a 60 km long submarine plateau.

image: earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center

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