Polynesia
French Polynesia
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier

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.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: “Cavahi”, “Kaoueh”, “Kauéai”, “Kaueh”, “Kawahe”, “Kawahi”, “Kawehe”, “Vincennes”, and “Vincennes Island”
  • 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
way 138627831
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­atoll
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­atoll
Geo­Names ID
4034346
Wiki­data ID
Q1736995
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Kauehi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

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”
  • French: “Putake”
  • Galician: “Atol Kauehi”
  • Galician: “Kauehi”
  • German: “Kauehi”
  • Indonesian: “Kauehi”
  • Italian: “Kauehi”
  • Japanese: “カウエヒ環礁”
  • Portuguese: “Kauehi”
  • Russian: “Винсент (атолл)”
  • Russian: “Кауэхи”
  • Slovak: “Kauehi”
  • Spanish: “Kauehi”
  • Swahili: “Kauehi”
  • Tahitian: “Kauehi”
  • Uzbek: “Kauehi”
  • Western Mari: “Кауэхи”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Kauehi”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tearavero and Passe Arikitamiro.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Champs de cocotier and ancien champs de cocotier.

French Polynesia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Marquesas Islands, Papeete, Bora Bora, and Austral Islands.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Kauehi”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.