Muritapua
Muritapua is one of 22 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is a small islet located on the eastern perimeter of Aitutaki Lagoon between the larger islands of Akaiami and Tekopua, six kilometres to the southeast of the main island of Aitutaki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Akaiami and Tekopua.
Akaiami
Islet
Photo: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0.
Akaiami is one of 22 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is located on the eastern perimeter of Aitutaki Lagoon to the north of the smaller islands of Muritapua, five kilometres to the southeast of the main island of Aitutaki.
Tekopua
Island
Tekopua is one of 22 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is located on the southeastern perimeter of Aitutaki Lagoon between the smaller islands of Muritapua and Tapuaetai, seven kilometers to the southeast of the main island of Aitutaki.
Moturakau
Islet
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moturakau is one of 15 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is located in the southeast of Aitutaki Lagoon between the larger islands of Rapota and Tekopua, six kilometres to the southeast of the main island of Aitutaki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arutanga.
Arutanga
Village
Photo: timparkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Arutanga is the main town of the island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. The main wharf is located here, and there is access into the lagoon. The largest supermarket is also located in Arutanga. Arutanga is situated 9 km northwest of Muritapua.
Muritapua
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Cook Islands
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-18.91483° or 18° 54′ 53″ southLongitude
-159.72992° or 159° 43′ 48″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
53H237PC+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 247101608OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11876912Wikidata ID
Q6938744
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In Other Languages
From Rarotongan to Uzbek—“Muritapua” goes by many names.
- Rarotongan: “Muritapua”
- Uzbek: “Muritapua”
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