Vaipae

Vaipae is a village in Aitutaki, Southern Cook Islands. Vaipae is situated nearby to the village Tautu, as well as near Araura.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aitutaki Airport and Mangere.

Aitutaki Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Mr Bullitt, CC BY 2.5.

Aitutaki Airport is the airport for Aitutaki, one of the Cook Islands. The airport was originally constructed by the United States and New Zealand militaries during World War II. Aitutaki Airport is situated 4 km north of Vaipae.

Mangere

Islet

Mangere is one of 22 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is located on the northeastern perimeter of Aitutaki Lagoon to the south of the larger island of Ee, three kilometres to the east of the main island of Aitutaki. Mangere is situated 3 km east of Vaipae.

Ee

Islet

Ee is one of 22 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. Located between the smaller islands of Angarei and Mangere, it is the third largest of the Aitutaki motus, after Tekopua and Akaiami, and measures 975 metres long and up to 410 metres wide. Ee is situated 3 km east of Vaipae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arutanga.

Arutanga

Village

Photo: timparkinson, CC BY 2.0.

Arutanga is the main town of the island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. The main wharf is located here, and there is access into the lagoon. The largest supermarket is also located in Arutanga.

Vaipae

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Aitutaki, Southern Cook Islands, Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-18.86973° or 18° 52′ 11″ south

Longitude

-159.77782° or 159° 46′ 40″ west

Elevation

26 metres (85 feet)

Open location code

53H246JC+4V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2936603081

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

4035447

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