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Tema Reef

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No coral or rock shows above water, but the sea breaks heavily over the reef. Tema Reef measures about 550 by 360 metres (1,800 by 1,180 feet), covering a shallow but submerged area of 0.16 square kilometres (0.06 square miles).
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on June 21, 1765. Captain William Williams of the missionary ship
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sighted the reef on May 15, 1864. It was again examined by
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Legend has it that Tima, an Aitutakian warrior sailed to
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Tenerife
11°05′S 165°38′W / 11.083°S 165.633°W / -11.083; -165.633
coral reef
northern island group
Cook Islands
Pukapuka
Nassau
Aitutaki
John Byron
John Williams
HMS Alert
"THE LINE ISLANDS, THE COOK ISLANDS, THE SAMOA ISLANDS, AND THE TONGA ISLANDS (INCLUDING OFF-LYING ISLANDS AND REEFS)"


"Pukapuka Island"
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Cook Islands
Northern chain
Manihiki
Nassau
Penrhyn
Pukapuka
Rakahanga
Suwarrow
Tema Reef
Cook Islands
Southern chain

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