Amanu

Amanu, Timanu, or Karere, is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago. Amanu lies at right angles to neighbouring Hao Atoll; this orientation is quite rare for the Tuamotu atolls.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Atoll
  • Description: island in French Polynesia
  • Also known as: Atoll Amanu”, “Las Animas”, “Möller”, “Moller Island”, and “Noaroa

Amanu

Latitude
-17.8° or 17° 48′ south
Longitude
-140.76667° or 140° 46′ west
Open location code
53JX662M+28
Geo­Names ID
4034703
Wiki­data ID
Q454545
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Mari—“Amanu” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Amanu
  • Azerbaijani: Amanu
  • Catalan: Amanu
  • Chinese: 阿馬努環礁
  • Dutch: Amanu
  • Finnish: Amanu
  • French: Amanu
  • Galician: Amanu
  • Galician: Atol Amanu
  • German: Amanu-Atoll
  • German: Amanu
  • Italian: Amanu
  • Japanese: アマヌ環礁
  • Polish: Amanu
  • Portuguese: Amanu
  • Russian: Аману
  • Slovak: Amanu
  • Spanish: Amanu
  • Swahili: Amanu
  • Tahitian: Amanu
  • Western Mari: Аману

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