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French Polynesia
Leeward Islands

Tapu

Motu Tapu, is a 0.026-square-kilometre private island in the lagoon of in . It is the located betweenTo'opua and the lagoon entrance Te Ava Nui Passage.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: private island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: “Motu Tapu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Toopua and Evangelist Church.

Island
Motu is a 1.45 km2 island in the , within the of . It is the located between Iti, and Tapu.

Church
Photo: Sergio Calleja (Life is a trip), CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2½ km east of Tapu.

Church
Photo: dacowi, CC BY 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Tapu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaitape.

Town
Photo: Makemake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest city of Bora Bora Island in . It has a population of 4,927, about half of the island's population which is about 10,605. is situated 2½ km east of Tapu.

Tapu

Latitude
-16.50433° or 16° 30′ 16″ south
Longitude
-151.77684° or 151° 46′ 37″ west
Open location code
53MCF6WF+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 725239752
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4033600
Wiki­data ID
Q31930112
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Satellite Map

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

From Basque to French—“Tapu” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tapu (Bora Bora)”
  • Basque: “Tapu”
  • Cebuano: “Motu Tapu”
  • French: “Motu Tapu”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include raie and Shark feeding.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tapu”. Photo: mcclave, CC BY 2.0.