Kauehi

Kauehi, or Putake, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in . The nearest land is Atoll, located 17 km to the Southeast. Kauehi has a wide lagoon measuring 24 km by 18 km.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: “Cavahi”, “Kaoueh”, “Kauéai”, “Kaueh”, “Kawahe”, “Kawahi”, “Kawehe”, “Putake”, “Vincennes”, “Vincennes Island”, and “Винсент (атолл)”
  • Historically known as: “Kawahi Island”

Kauehi

Latitude
-15.87555° or 15° 52′ 32″ south
Longitude
-145.15526° or 145° 9′ 19″ west
IATA airport code
KHZ
Open location code
53PP4RFV+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­atoll
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­atoll
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Kauehi” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kauehi”
  • Catalan: “Kauehi”
  • Cebuano: “Atoll Kauehi”
  • Chinese: “考埃希环礁”
  • Chinese: “考埃希環礁”
  • Dutch: “Kauehi”
  • Esperanto: “Kauehi”
  • French: “Kauehi”
  • Galician: “Atol Kauehi”
  • German: “Kauehi”
  • Indonesian: “Kauehi”
  • Italian: “Kauehi”
  • Japanese: “カウエヒ環礁”
  • Portuguese: “Kauehi”
  • Russian: “Кауэхи”
  • Slovak: “Kauehi”
  • Spanish: “Kauehi”
  • Swahili: “Kauehi”
  • Tahitian: “Kauehi”
  • Uzbek: “Kauehi”
  • Western Mari: “Кауэхи”

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Places to explore: Tenekena and Tearavero.

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Highlights: Toe Toe and Champs de cocotier.

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