Lake Tiroto
Lake Tiroto is a lake on the island of Atiu, part of the Cook Islands archipelago. According to legend, the eel Rauou dug the lake before travelling to Mitiaro to dig lakes there. The lake is connected to the sea by a tunnel under the makatea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Atiu.
Atiu
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Atiu is an island in Southern Cook Islands. It is the third largest, third most populous, and third most visited island in the Cook Island group. It is 27 km2 and has a rapidly decreasing population of 434, of which most are children and elderly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ngatiarua Village and Teenui Village.
Ngatiarua Village
Village
Ngatiarua is a village on the island of Atiu in the Cook Islands. Ngatiarua is the island's biggest village. 32 people live in the village. The village chief is Ngamaru Ariki.
Teenui Village
Village
Teenui-Kurukava is a village on Atiu in the Cook Islands. The village of Teenui has a population of 107. Enua Airport and Atiu Harbour are located in the village.
Tengatangi Village
Village
Tengatangi is a village on Atiu in the Cook Islands. It forms part of the Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua electoral division.
Lake Tiroto
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.00959° or 20° 0′ 35″ southLongitude
-158.12382° or 158° 7′ 26″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
53F3XVRG+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 94700214OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4035482Wikidata ID
Q5751373
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Tiroto from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Lithuanian to Welsh—“Lake Tiroto” goes by many names.
- Lithuanian: “Tirotas”
- Rarotongan: “Lake Tiriroto”
- Rarotongan: “Lake Tiroto”
- Rarotongan: “Te Roto”
- Spanish: “Lago Tiroto”
- Swedish: “Lake Tiriroto”
- Welsh: “Llyn Tiroto”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Areoa and Mapumai Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Areora Hardcourts and Taungaroro Beach.
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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 “Lake Tiroto”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.