Moruroa

English

Alternative forms

  • Mururoa
  • Mururura

Proper noun

Moruroa

  1. An atoll forming part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean.
    • 2004, Rex Weyler, Greenpeace
      The minesweeper and the sea tug now came along either side, pincered the Vega, and seemed to be ushering it toward Moruroa, perhaps attempting to push the ketch inside the 12-mile limit.

Synonyms

  • Aopuni (historical)
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