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and it is 5 kilometres (3 miles) in length and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) in width. The western side of
Tekokota Atoll is submerged. The surface of its shallow central lagoon is 5.1 square kilometres (2.0 square miles).
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Tekokota Atoll is one of the smallest atolls of the
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Tekokota Atoll belongs to the commune of
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Tekokota Atoll is uninhabited. The closest land to
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