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    King George Islands

    Îles du Roi Georges

    Part of Tuamotus

    The King George Islands (French: Îles du Roi Georges [il dy ʁwa ʒɔʁʒ]) is a subgroup of the Tuamotus Archipelago group in French Polynesia.

    Overview

    The King George Islands (French: Îles du Roi Georges [il dy ʁwa ʒɔʁʒ]) is a subgroup of the Tuamotus Archipelago group in French Polynesia. The King George Islands include four atolls and one island:

    Ahe Manihi Takapoto Takaroa Tikei Island Tikei is the easternmost island and Ahe Atoll is the westernmost of the subgroup. The distance between them is 200 km (124 mi). Unlike the atolls of the Palliser group that form a spindle from the northwest to the southeast, the King George Islands follow a mirror image pattern of grouping from southwest to the northeast.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    4

    • Manihi

      Area
      160 km²
      High point
      9 m

      Manihi, or Paeua, is a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, part of French Polynesia. It is one of the northernmost of the Tuamotus, located in the King George subgroup. The closest land to Manihi is Ahe Atoll, located 14 km to the west. The population is 648 inhabitants (2022 census).

    • Ahe

      Area
      150 km²

      Ahe, Ahemaru or Omaru, is a coral atoll in the northern Tuamotu Archipelago, 14 km to the west of Manihi, in French Polynesia. Its ring shape is broken by only a single small passage into the lagoon. It has a land area of approximately 12 km2 and a lagoon area of 138 km2. As of 2012, Ahe Atoll had 553 inhabitants.

    • Takaroa

      Area
      93 km²

      Takaroa, Taka-roa or Takapua, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is 27.4 kilometres (17.0 miles) long and 7 km (4 mi) wide; its land area is 20 square kilometres (8 square miles).

    • Takapoto

      Area
      85 km²

      Takapoto, Tua-poto or Oura, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 20 kilometres (12 miles) and a width of 6.7 kilometres (4.2 miles).

    Minor islands

    2

    • Tikei

      Area
      3.5 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      11 m

    Also in the area

    178

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island20 m · 16.3 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 8.3 km²
    • Unnamed island22 m · 6.8 km²
    • Unnamed island13 m · 5.9 km²
    • Unnamed island16 m · 4.4 km²
    • Unnamed island16 m · 3.6 km²
    • Unnamed island14 m · 2.9 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 2.6 km²
    • Unnamed island16 m · 1.3 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 1.3 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 1.2 km²
    • Unnamed island18 m · 0.87 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m21 mTikei9 mManihi
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Manihi: 160 km²ManihiAhe: 150 km²AheTakaroa: 93 km²TakaroaTakapoto: 85 km²TakapotoUnnamed island: 16.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 8.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 6.8 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 5.9 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 4.4 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 3.6 km²Unnamed islandTikei: 3.5 km²TikeiUnnamed island: 2.9 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 2.6 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1.2 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.87 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.72 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.71 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.62 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.47 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.44 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.38 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.36 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.35 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.35 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.34 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.32 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.28 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.26 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.26 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.25 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.24 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.24 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.21 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Manihi160 km²
    Ahe150 km²
    Takaroa93 km²
    Takapoto85 km²
    Unnamed island16.3 km²
    Unnamed island8.3 km²
    Unnamed island6.8 km²
    Unnamed island5.9 km²
    Unnamed island4.4 km²
    Unnamed island3.6 km²
    Tikei3.5 km²
    Unnamed island2.9 km²
    Unnamed island2.6 km²
    Unnamed island1.3 km²
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    Unnamed island1.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.87 km²
    Unnamed island0.72 km²
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    Unnamed island0.9 ha
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    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia