Penrhyn atoll

Penrhyn is an atoll in the of the in the south Pacific Ocean. The northernmost island in the group, it is located at 1,365 km north-north-east of the capital island of , 9 degrees south of the equator.
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  • Type: atoll with 357 residents
  • Description: atoll in the Northern Cook Islands
  • Also known as: Hararanga”, “Māngarongaro”, “Penrhyn”, “Te Pitaka”, and “Tongareva

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Te Tautua.

Village
is the smaller of the two main settlements on Penrhyn Atoll in the . It is located on Pokerekere Islet, which is also known as Pokerere or Tautua. is situated 6 km northeast of Penrhyn atoll.

Penrhyn atoll

Latitude
-8.9948° or 8° 59′ 41″ south
Longitude
-157.9656° or 157° 57′ 56″ west
Population
357
Open location code
6334224M+3Q
Geo­Names ID
11695388
Wiki­data ID
Q950725
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Penrhyn atoll” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بينرين
  • Asturian: Penrhyn
  • Belarusian: Тангарэва
  • Bengali: পেনহ্রিন
  • Breton: Atoll Penrhyn
  • Breton: Atoll Tongareva
  • Breton: Enez Penrhyn
  • Breton: Enez Tongareva
  • Breton: Hararanga
  • Breton: Māngarongaro
  • Breton: Penrhyn
  • Breton: Te Pitaka
  • Breton: Tongareva
  • Catalan: Penrhyn
  • Cebuano: Penrhyn Atoll
  • Chinese: 彭林島
  • Chinese: 彭林环礁
  • Chinese: 彭林環礁
  • Czech: Penrhyn
  • Danish: Penrhyn
  • Dutch: Penrhyn
  • Esperanto: Penrhyn
  • Estonian: Hararanga
  • Estonian: Māngarongaro
  • Estonian: Penrhyn
  • Estonian: Tongareva
  • Finnish: Mangarongaro
  • Finnish: Penrhyn
  • Finnish: Tongareva
  • French: Hararanga
  • French: Māngarongaro
  • French: Penrhyn
  • French: Te Pitaka
  • French: Tongareva
  • Galician: Atol Penrhyn
  • Georgian: პენრინი
  • German: Penrhyn
  • Greek: Πένρχιν
  • Gujarati: પેનહિન
  • Hebrew: פנרהין
  • Hindi: पेनह्हिन
  • Indonesian: Atol Penrhyn
  • Indonesian: Penrhyn
  • Italian: Penrhyn
  • Japanese: ペンリン島
  • Kannada: ಪೆನ್ರಿನ್
  • Korean: 펜린
  • Latvian: Penrina
  • Lithuanian: Penrinas
  • Malay: Penrhyn
  • Marathi: पेन्ह्हिन
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Penrhyn-atollen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Tongareva
  • Norwegian: Tongareva
  • Persian: پنرین
  • Persian: پنهرین (آب‌سنگ حلقوی)
  • Polish: Penrhyn
  • Portuguese: Tongareva
  • Russian: Пенрин
  • Sinhala: පෙන්රයින්
  • Sinhala: පෙන්රින් ඇටොල්
  • Spanish: Penrhyn
  • Swedish: Penrhyn
  • Tamil: பெண்ரஹைன்
  • Telugu: పెన్రిన్
  • Thai: เกาะเพนริน
  • Turkish: Penrhyn
  • Ukrainian: Атол Пенрін
  • Ukrainian: Пернін
  • Urdu: پینرحین
  • Vietnamese: Penrhyn
  • Welsh: Penrhyn
  • Welsh: Tongareva

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Maketau and Manoro.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Penrhyn Island and First Reef.

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