Mohotani |
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![]() Moho Tani viewed from space | |
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Geography | |
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Location | South Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 9°59′02″S 138°49′47″W / |
Archipelago | |
Area | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Mohotani (sometimes spelt Moho Tani; also called Molopu or Motane) is an uninhabited island southeast of
Mohotani is administratively part of the
It is reported that at one time the island was inhabited by a clan called the “Moi a Tiu”, but that population has long since been wiped out by disease and war, the few survivors having departed for Hiva ʻOa. In pre-European times, the island was considered part of the territory of the province of Pepane.
In 1992, the island and its surrounding smaller islands (including
The first recorded signting of Mohotani by the Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of