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

French: Îles Tuamotu, Archipel des Tuamotu

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