Fangatau

Fangatau, or Nakai-erua, is a small atoll in the Tuamotu group in . The nearest land is Atoll, located 72 km to the ESE. This small atoll has an elongated shape.
Wikipedia
  • Locality with 135 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • Description: atoll in French Polynesia
  • Also known as
    “Arakcheev”
    “Nakai-Erua”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fangatau Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is an airport serving the village…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teana.

Village
is a village located in the Fangatau atoll.

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
way 139522178
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­atoll
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­atoll
Geo­Names ID
10295218
Wiki­data ID
Q1255016

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Fangatau” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Fanqatau”
  • Catalan: “Fangatau”
  • Cebuano: “Fangatau Atoll”
  • Chinese: “方阿陶环礁”
  • Chinese: “方阿陶環礁”
  • Dutch: “Fangatau”
  • Esperanto: “Fangatau”
  • French: “Fangatau”
  • Galician: “Atol Fangatau”
  • German: “Fangatau”
  • Hungarian: “Fangatau”
  • Italian: “Fangatau”
  • Japanese: “ファガタウ環礁”
  • Japanese: “ファンガタウ環礁”
  • Latvian: “Fanatau”
  • Lithuanian: “Fangatau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fangatau”
  • Norwegian: “Fangatau”
  • Portuguese: “Fangatau”
  • Russian: “Фангатау”
  • Slovak: “Fangatau”
  • Spanish: “Fangatau”
  • Swahili: “Fangatau”
  • Tahitian: “Fangatau”
  • Western Mari: “Фангатау”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Dominique de Fangatau and Grotte de la sainte vierge de Fangatau.

French Polynesia: Highlights

Notable places include Marquesas Islands and Papeete.

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