Hereheretue Atoll FP (Repost)
Hereheretue Atoll - Landsat Image S-06-15_2000
Hereheretue Atoll - Marplot Map
Hereheretue Atoll (19˚54'S., 145˚00'W.) lies about 82 miles WNW of the atoll of Anuanu Raro. There is no entrance to the lagoon, but there is a landing place a few hundred meters N of the W extremity of the atoll. Landing is dangerous with a W wind. The sea off the atoll is often heavy.
(SD Pub-126)
I have worked on this atoll off and on throughout the day. It is now 4:30 AM and I am just completing this project. Actually, I woke up at 3:00 AM and finished the reefs.
As I worked on these, I located a great resource for coral atoll research. The Atoll Research Bulletin is published by the Smithsonian. The bulk of the bulletins are posted as PDF files at the above web site. Not all atolls are covered, but the scope of information is second to none.
Labels: atoll, EVS, Global Mapper, island, Landsat, map, Marplot, Pacific, Polynesia, Tuamotus
