Tuamotu Archipelago

[ too-uh-moh-too ]

noun

1. a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).

Tuamotu Archipelago

/ ˌtuːəˈməʊtuː /

noun

1. a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles) Also calledLow ArchipelagoPaumotu Archipelago

Example Sentences

At one extreme, innumerable islets, such as those of the Tuamotu Archipelago, are flat, low atolls barely rising above sea level.

From Literature

Gray reef sharks swim around Tuamotu Archipelago in the French Polynesia.

From National Geographic

After 101 days they landed on the Raroia Atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

From New York Times