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NASA / JSC · 2010-08-13 · photograph (digital archive)

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ISS024-E-011914 (13 Aug. 2010) --- Mataiva Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station. The Tuamotu Archipelago is part of French Polynesia, and forms the largest chain of atolls in the world. This photograph features Mataiva Atoll, the westernmost atoll of the Tuamotu chain. An atoll is a ring-shaped island that encloses a central lagoon.

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Credit lineEarth Observations. NASA/JSC, 2010-08-13. Public domain. ID: iss024e011914.

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