Serle Island

Pukarua, sometimes also listed as "Pukaruha", is a coral atoll in the eastern . The nearest atoll, , is located 48 km east-southeast of Pukarua.
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  • Type: Atoll
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: “Apucarua”, “Atoll Pukaruha”, “Pouka-Rouha”, “Puka-Ruka”, “Pukarua”, “Pukarua Atoll”, “Pukaruha Atoll”, and “Serle”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pukarua Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is serving the village…

Serle Island

Latitude
-18.31248° or 18° 18′ 45″ south
Longitude
-137.02183° or 137° 1′ 19″ west
Population
236
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
IATA airport code
PUK
UN/LOCODE
PF PUK
Open location code
54H4MXQH+27
Geo­Names ID
4030558
Wiki­data ID
Q628625
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Serle Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيكاروها”
  • Azerbaijani: “Pukarua”
  • Catalan: “Pukarua”
  • Cebuano: “Atoll Pukarua”
  • Chinese: “普卡魯阿環礁”
  • Dutch: “Pukarua”
  • Finnish: “Pukarua”
  • French: “Pukarua”
  • Galician: “Atol Pukaruha”
  • German: “Puka Rua”
  • Hungarian: “Pukarua”
  • Italian: “Pukarua”
  • Japanese: “プカルア環礁”
  • Persian: “پوکاروا”
  • Portuguese: “Pukaruha”
  • Russian: “Пукаруа”
  • Slovak: “Pukarua”
  • Spanish: “Pukarua”
  • Swahili: “Pukarua”
  • Tahitian: “Pukarua”
  • Western Mari: “Пукаруа”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Marautagaroa.

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