Atiu Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Enua Airport and Lake Tiroto.
Enua Airport
Aerodrome
Enua Airport is an airport in Atiu in the Cook Islands. It is the second airport built on the island. An original grass airstrip near Areora was opened in 1977. The present airport, with a compacted coral runway, was opened in 1983. Enua Airport is situated 2½ km north of Atiu Island.
Lake Tiroto
Lake
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapumai Village and Teenui Village.
Mapumai Village
Village
Mapumai Village, is a village on Atiu in the Cook Islands. On Atiu, Mapumai Village plays an important role, because it houses Enuamanu School, radio Atiu, Telecom, Te po Nui and more.
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.
Atiu Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Enuamanu”, “Vatiu”, and “Wateeo”
- Category: landform
- Location: Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Atiu Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Atiu”
- Dutch: “Atiu”
- Finnish: “Atiu”
- French: “Île d’Atiu”
- Galician: “Atiu”
- German: “Atiu”
- Hebrew: “אטיו”
- Italian: “Atiu”
- Japanese: “アチウ島”
- Norwegian: “Atiu”
- Persian: “آتیو”
- Russian: “Атиу”
- Spanish: “Atiu”
- Swedish: “Atiu”
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