Kaukura Atoll
Kaukura or Kaheko is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia, 48 km long and 15 km wide. It is in the western area of the archipelago, 58 km southeast of Rangiroa.- Type: Atoll
- Description: island in French Polynesia
- Also known as: “Anura”, “Au-ura”, “Aura”, “Kaukura”, and “Kaukura Island”
Kaukura Atoll
- Categories: atoll, reef island, and landform
- Location: Tuamotu-Gambier Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-15.74795° or 15° 44′ 53″ south
Longitude
-146.69381° or 146° 41′ 38″ west
IATA airport code
KKR
UN/LOCODE
PF KKR
Open location code
53PM7824+RF
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Kaukura Atoll” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Kaukura”
- Catalan: “Kaukura”
- Cebuano: “Atoll Kaukura”
- Chinese: “考库拉环礁”
- Chinese: “考庫拉環礁”
- Dutch: “Kaukura”
- French: “Atoll Kaukura”
- French: “Kaukura”
- Galician: “Atol Kaukura”
- German: “Kaukura”
- Italian: “Kaukura”
- Japanese: “カウクラ環礁”
- Latvian: “Kaukura”
- Lithuanian: “Kaukura”
- Portuguese: “Kaukura”
- Russian: “Каукура”
- Slovak: “Kaukura”
- Spanish: “Kaukura”
- Swahili: “Kaukura”
- Tahitian: “Kaukura”
- Western Mari: “Каукура”
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Places to explore: Tatarui and Tahuna.
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