Taungataki
Katiu, or Taungataki, is an atoll of the central Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 23.5 kilometres west of Makemo Atoll's westernmost point.- Type: Locality
- Description: island in French Polynesia
- Also known as: “Katiu”, “Katiu Atoll”, “Saken Island”, and “Taungataki Atoll”
Taungataki
- Categories: atoll and reef island
- Location: Tuamotu-Gambier Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.42406° or 16° 25′ 27″ south
Longitude
-144.3549° or 144° 21′ 18″ west
IATA airport code
KXU
Open location code
53MQHJGW+92
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=atoll
OpenStreetMap feature
place=atoll
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Taungataki from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Taungataki” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Katiu”
- Catalan: “Katiu”
- Cebuano: “Katiu Atoll”
- Chinese: “卡蒂烏環礁”
- Dutch: “Katiu”
- Esperanto: “Katiu”
- French: “Atina”
- French: “Katiu”
- Galician: “Atol Katiu”
- German: “Katiu”
- Hausa: “Katiu”
- Hungarian: “Katiu”
- Italian: “Katiu”
- Japanese: “カティウ環礁”
- Portuguese: “Katiu”
- Russian: “Катиу”
- Slovak: “Katiu”
- Spanish: “Katiu”
- Swahili: “Katiu”
- Tahitian: “Katiu”
- Western Mari: “Катиу”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Katiu Church and Katiu City Hall.
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