
Map of Hereheretue Atoll
'Hereheretue' is an
atoll in
French Polynesia,
Pacific Ocean. It is the northernmost island of the group
ÃŽles du Duc de Gloucester. Hereheretue's nearest neighbor is
Anuanuraro, which is located about 150 km. away. Hereheretue is the only permanently inhabited island of the ÃŽles du Duc de Gloucester group. It had a population of 57 at the
census of 2002. They all live on the largest islet forming the southeast corner of the atoll, in a village facing the
lagoon.
The
Guinness Book of World Records listed the island, with its archaic French spelling of "Héréhérétué", as the word with the most
accent marks in any language.