Arutua Island

Arutua, or Ngaru-atua is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in . It is located 40 km SW of . The closest land is , only 16 km to the East.
  • Atoll
  • …has the IATA airport code AXR
  • Also known as
    “Arutua”
    “Atoll Arutua”
    “Meerdere Zorg”
    “Ngaru-atua Atoll”
    “Rurick”
    “Ryúrik”

Arutua Island

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Latitude
-15.3° or 15° 18′ south
Longitude
-146.73333° or 146° 44′ west
Open location code
53PMP728+2M
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Arutua Island” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿魯圖阿環礁”
  • French: “Atoll d’Arutua”
  • Japanese: “アルトゥア環礁”
  • Russian: “Арутуа”

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