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.
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Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: “Cook Lagoon”, “Île du Lagon”, “Lagon de Cook”, “Lagoon Island”, “Tie”, and “Vahitahi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vahitahi Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is an that serves the village of Mohitu, located on the Vahitahi atoll, in the Tuamotu group of atolls in , 960 kilometres from . The airport was inaugurated in 1978. is situated 3½ km west of Vahitahi Atoll.

Vahitahi Atoll

Latitude
-18.77431° or 18° 46′ 28″ south
Longitude
-138.82401° or 138° 49′ 26″ west
IATA airport code
VHZ
United Nations Location Code
PF VHZ
Open location code
54H365GG+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138408623
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­atoll
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­atoll
Geo­Names ID
4030494
Wiki­data ID
Q1811472
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Satellite Map

Discover Vahitahi Atoll from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lagon de Vahitahi and Eglise Saint-Anne de Vahitahi.

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