Rurutu Island

Rūrutu is the northernmost island in the archipelago of , and the name of a commune consisting solely of that island. It is situated 572 km south of .
Wikipedia
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  • Island
  • …has about 2,250 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 390 metres (1,260 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code RUR
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as
    “Hiti-roa”
    “Ohetehoa”
    “Oheteroa”
    “Rouroutou”
    “Rurutu”
    “Rurutua”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rurutu Airport.
Just Me, CC BY 2.0.
is an airport on Rurutu in . is situated 2½ km north of Rurutu Island.

Rurutu Island

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Latitude
-22.45704° or 22° 27′ 25″ south
Longitude
-151.35542° or 151° 21′ 20″ west
Open location code
539CGJVV+5R
Geo­Names ID
4033685
Wiki­data ID
Q224943

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Rurutu Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “روروتو”
  • Basque: “Rurutu”
  • Catalan: “Rurutu”
  • Cebuano: “Rurutu”
  • Chinese: “魯魯圖島”
  • Chinese: “魯魯土島”
  • Dutch: “Rurutu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روروتو”
  • Finnish: “Rurutu”
  • French: “Île Rurutu”
  • French: “Rurutu”
  • Galician: “Rurutu”
  • German: “Rurutu”
  • Hebrew: “רורוטו”
  • Hungarian: “Rurutu”
  • Indonesian: “Rurutu”
  • Italian: “Rurutu”
  • Japanese: “ルルツ島”
  • Latvian: “Rurutu”
  • Lithuanian: “Rurutu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rurutu”
  • Norwegian: “Rurutu”
  • Polish: “Rurutu”
  • Portuguese: “Rurutu”
  • Russian: “Руруту”
  • Serbian: “Руруту”
  • Slovenian: “Rurutu”
  • Spanish: “Rurutu”
  • Swedish: “Rurutu”
  • Tahitian: “Rurutu”
  • Turkish: “Rurutu”
  • Western Mari: “Руруту”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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