Palliser Islands

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Location of the Palliser Islands in the Pacific Ocean
Map of the Tuamotus; the Pallisers are located northwest-most in the main Tuamotu atoll cluster. Karta FP Tuamotus isl.PNG
Map of the Tuamotus; the Pallisers are located northwest-most in the main Tuamotu atoll cluster.

The Palliser Islands or Pallisers are a subgroup of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. They are located in the very northwest of the main group of atolls. [1]

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Atolls

The group includes:

Administration

History

The Palliser Islands were named "Palliser's Isles" by Captain James Cook, who was the first European to sight them, on 19 April and 20 April 1774; naming them as such in honour of Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Samuel Augustus Mitchell, An accompaniment to Mitchell's map of the world on Mercator's projection
  2. ↑ "A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823 - 24, For the Palliser Islands discovered by Captain Cook". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-21.

15°07′30″S147°38′46″W / 15.125°S 147.646°W / -15.125; -147.646


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