Kaukura Atoll

Kaukura or Kaheko is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in , 48 km long and 15 km wide. It is in the western area of the archipelago, 58 km southeast of .
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  • Type: Atoll
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: Anura”, “Au-ura”, “Aura”, “Kaukura”, and “Kaukura Island

Kaukura Atoll

Latitude
-15.74795° or 15° 44′ 53″ south
Longitude
-146.69381° or 146° 41′ 38″ west
IATA airport code
KKR
United Nations Location Code
PF KKR
Open location code
53PM7824+RF
Geo­Names ID
4034344
Wiki­data ID
Q1606236
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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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