Polynesia
French Polynesia
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Makatea

Makatea, or Mangaia-te-vai-tamae, is a raised coral atoll in the northwestern part of the , which is a part of the French overseas collectivity of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: “Aurora”, “Eyland van Verkwikking”, “Île du Rafraîchissement”, “Ma-atea”, “Macatea”, “Maka Tableland”, “Makatéa”, “Makatea Atoll (French Polynesia)”, “Makatéa Island”, “Mangaia-Te-Vai-Tamae”, “Papa Tea”, “Recreation Island”, “Refreshment Island”, “Sagitaria”, and “San Diego”
  • Historically known as: “Aurora Island” and “Metia Island”

Makatea

Latitude
-15.8389° or 15° 50′ 20″ south
Longitude
-148.25083° or 148° 15′ 3″ west
Population
61
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
53PH5P6X+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22389506
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4034294
Wiki­data ID
Q118904
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Makatea” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Makatea”
  • Basque: “Makatea”
  • Bulgarian: “Макатеа”
  • Catalan: “Makatea”
  • Cebuano: “Makatea”
  • Chinese: “馬卡泰阿島”
  • Czech: “Makatea Atoll (French Polynesia)”
  • Dutch: “Makatea”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماكاتيا”
  • Esperanto: “Makatea”
  • Estonian: “Makatea”
  • Finnish: “Makatea”
  • French: “Île Makatea”
  • French: “Makatea”
  • Galician: “Makatea”
  • German: “Makatea Atoll (French Polynesia)”
  • German: “Makatea”
  • Italian: “Makatea”
  • Japanese: “マカテア島”
  • Korean: “마카테아섬”
  • Latin: “Makatea”
  • Latvian: “Makatea”
  • Lithuanian: “Makatea”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Makatea”
  • Norwegian: “Makatea”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Makatea”
  • Polish: “Makatea”
  • Portuguese: “Makatea”
  • Romanian: “Makatea”
  • Russian: “Макатеа (остров)”
  • Russian: “Макатеа”
  • Slovak: “Makatea”
  • Slovenian: “Makatea”
  • Spanish: “Makatea”
  • Swahili: “Makatea”
  • Tahitian: “Makatea”
  • Turkish: “Makatea”
  • Western Frisian: “Makatea”
  • Western Mari: “Макатеа ошмаоты”

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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 “Makatea”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.