Niau Atoll
Niau is a small atoll in French Polynesia, in the commune of Fakarava. This atoll has a broad fringing reef, a diameter of 8 km and an area of 53 km, making the land size at 20 km2.Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in French
- Also known as: “Faau”, “Niau”, and “Niau Island”
- Historically known as: “Greig Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niau Airport.
Niau Airport
Aerodrome
Niau Airport is an airport on Niau atoll in French Polynesia. The airport received 2300 passengers in 2021. The construction of the airport resulted in significant disruption to the habitat of the endangered Niau kingfisher. Niau Airport is situated 4 km north of Niau Atoll.
Niau Atoll
- Categories: atoll and landform
- Location: Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Niau Atoll from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Niau Atoll” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Niau”
- Catalan: “Niau”
- Cebuano: “Niau Atoll”
- Chinese: “尼奧環礁”
- Dutch: “Niau”
- French: “Atoll de Niau”
- French: “Fakaau”
- French: “Niau”
- Galician: “Atol Niau”
- Galician: “Niau”
- German: “Niau”
- Greek: “Νιάου”
- Hebrew: “ניאאו”
- Indonesian: “Niau”
- Italian: “Niau”
- Japanese: “ニアウ環礁”
- Latin: “Niau”
- Latvian: “Niau”
- Polish: “Niau”
- Portuguese: “Niau”
- Russian: “Ниау”
- Slovak: “Niau”
- Spanish: “Niau”
- Swahili: “Niau”
- Tahitian: “Niau”
- Western Mari: “Ниау”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lagon Vaitamae and Passe Vaitioraa.
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