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Fakahina, or Kaīna, is a small atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Fangatau Atoll, located 72 km to the WNW. Fakahina Atoll's length is 9 km and its maximum width 6.3 km. It has a land area of 8 km² and a lagoon area of 20 km². There is no pass connecting the lagoon with the ocean. Fakahina has 155 inhabitants. The main village is Tarione. ==History== The ancient Ma'ohi people used this atoll as a site for sacrifices. The first recorded European to arrive to Fakahina Atoll was Otto von Kotzebue, sailing in the service of the Russian tsars, in 1824. This atoll appears as "Predpriati" in some maps. Part of the population of Fakahina was moved to Puka-Puka to work in the production of copra. There is a territorial (domestic) airfield in Fakahina which was inaugurated in 1985. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fakahina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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