What does "tuamotus" mean?

The largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.

Tuamotus

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The largest chain of atolls in the world, situated in French Polynesia and spanning an area of the southern Pacific Ocean the size of Western Europe.

From Tuamotuan, tua (“distant”) + motus (“islands”).