Vahitahi Atoll

Vahitahi, or Vaitake, is an atoll in the eastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, . Vahitahi's nearest neighbour is , which is located 41 kilometres to the northwest.
  • Locality
  • …has the IATA airport code VHZ
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as
    “Cook Lagoon”
    “Lagoon Island”
    “Tie”
    “Vahitahi”
  • Historically known as
    “Île du Lagon”
    “Lagon de Cook”
    “Les Quatre Facardins”
    “Vaitake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vahitahi Airport.
NASA, Public domain.
Aerodrome
is an that serves the village… is situated 3½ km west of Vahitahi Atoll.
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Latitude
-18.77431° or 18° 46′ 28″ south
Longitude
-138.82401° or 138° 49′ 26″ west
UN/LOCODE
PF VHZ
Open location code
54H365GG+79
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­atoll
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­atoll
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Mari—“Vahitahi Atoll” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vahitahi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vahitahi”
  • Catalan: “Vahitahi”
  • Cebuano: “Vahitahi Atoll”
  • Chinese: “瓦希塔希环礁”
  • Chinese: “瓦希塔希環礁”
  • Dutch: “Vahitahi”
  • Finnish: “Vahitahi”
  • French: “Atoll Vahitahi”
  • French: “Les Quatre Facardins”
  • French: “Vahitahi”
  • French: “Vaitake”
  • Galician: “Atol Vahitahi”
  • Galician: “Vahitahi”
  • German: “Vahitahi”
  • Italian: “Vahitahi”
  • Japanese: “ヴァヒタヒ環礁”
  • Polish: “Vahitahi”
  • Portuguese: “Vahitahi”
  • Russian: “Вахитахи”
  • Slovak: “Vahitahi”
  • Spanish: “Vahitahi”
  • Swahili: “Vahitahi”
  • Tahitian: “Vahitahi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вахітахі”
  • Western Mari: “Вахитахи”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Akiaki.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lagon de Vahitahi and Eglise Saint-Anne de Vahitahi.
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French Polynesia: Highlights

Learn more about Marquesas Islands and Papeete.