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Taenga

Taenga, or Taunga-hara, is one of the Tuamotu atolls in French Polynesia. It is located 32 km to the northeast of Makemo Atoll and 27 km to the northwest of Nihiru Atoll.

Taenga Atoll is roughly triangular in shape. It measures 27 km in length with a maximum width of 11 km.

Taenga's lagoon has an area of . It is very difficult to enter on account of the currents and the very narrow pass.

This atoll currently has 113 inhabitants, most of whom are Mormons who have lived there since 1845.