Avatoru Pass

Avatoru Pass is located on the northwestern portion of the Rangiroa lagoon in the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia.

It is located immediately to the West of the village of Avatoru.

The latter is located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Avatoru Pass.

[1] There is a small island located at the mouth of the Pass, called Motu Fara, with an area of 4 acres (16,000 m2).

The small island, which is private and can be rented out,[2] is used in the album Pacific (1978 album) by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita.