Polynesia
French Polynesia
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier

Saken Island

Katiu, or Taungataki, is an atoll of the central in . It is located 23.5 kilometres west of Atoll's westernmost point.
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Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: “Atina”, “Katiu”, “Katiu Atoll”, “Taungataki”, and “Taungataki Atoll”

Saken Island

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
way 138627457
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­atoll
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­atoll
Geo­Names ID
4034347
Wiki­data ID
Q1629997
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Satellite Map

Discover Saken Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Saken Island” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Katiu”
  • Catalan: “Katiu”
  • Cebuano: “Katiu Atoll”
  • Chinese: “卡蒂烏環礁”
  • Dutch: “Katiu”
  • Esperanto: “Katiu”
  • French: “Katiu”
  • Galician: “Atol Katiu”
  • German: “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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Toini and Passe Pakata.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Katiu Church and Katiu City Hall.

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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 “Saken Island”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.