Hikueru

Hikueru, Tiveru, or Te Kārena, is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls. The closest land to Hikueru is Tekokota Atoll, located 22 km to the north. Hikueru Atoll's shape is roughly oval and it is 15 km in length and 9.5 km in width. It covers a land area of 8 km² and a lagoon area of 79 km². There are many motu on its reef with a combined land area of about 25 km². Its lagoon is deep, with numerous coral heads. It has no pass to enter it. Hikueru was the setting for Armstrong Sperry's novel Call It Courage, which won the Newbery Medal in 1940.

Hikueru

Hikueru, Tiveru, or Te Kārena, is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls. The closest land to Hikueru is Tekokota Atoll, located 22 km to the north. Hikueru Atoll's shape is roughly oval and it is 15 km in length and 9.5 km in width. It covers a land area of 8 km² and a lagoon area of 79 km². There are many motu on its reef with a combined land area of about 25 km². Its lagoon is deep, with numerous coral heads. It has no pass to enter it. Hikueru was the setting for Armstrong Sperry's novel Call It Courage, which won the Newbery Medal in 1940.