Fangatau
Fangatau, or Nakai-erua, is a small atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Fakahina Atoll, located 72 km to the ESE. This small atoll has an elongated shape.- Locality with about 120 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- Description: atoll in French Polynesia
- Historically known as“Arakcheev”“Nakai-Erua”
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Teana.
Fangatau
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Latitude
-15.8217° or 15° 49′ 18″ south
Longitude
-140.867° or 140° 52′ 1″ west
UN/LOCODE
PF FGU
Open location code
53PX54HM+86
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = atoll
OpenStreetMap feature
place = atoll
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Fangatau” goes by many names.
FanqatauAzerbaijani
FangatauCatalan
Fangatau AtollCebuano
方阿陶环礁Chinese
方阿陶環礁Chinese
FangatauDutch
FangatauEsperanto
Atol FangatauGalician
FangatauHungarian
FangatauItalian
ファガタウ環礁Japanese
ファンガタウ環礁Japanese
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