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    Napuka

    Part of Disappointment Islands

    Napuka, or Pukaroa, is a small coral atoll in the Disappointment Islands, in the northeastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located only 15 km to the southeast of Tepoto Nord, its nearest neighbor, forming a small group.

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    Napuka, or Pukaroa, is a small coral atoll in the Disappointment Islands, in the northeastern part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located only 15 km to the southeast of Tepoto Nord, its nearest neighbor, forming a small group. These two atolls are quite isolated, the nearest land being Fangatau Atoll 170 km to the south. Napuka Atoll is 10.5 km long and about 4 km wide. Its reef is quite broad, completely enclosing the lagoon. The total dry land area of the thirty islands on Napuka's reef is 8 km2. The surface of the lagoon is 18 km2. Napuka has 255 inhabitants according to the 2022 census. The main village is Tepukamaruia (Te Puka Maru Ia).

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    27

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

    • Unnamed island26 m · 5.6 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.75 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.63 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.12 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.03 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Unnamed island: 5.6 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.75 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.63 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island5.6 km²
    Unnamed island0.75 km²
    Unnamed island0.63 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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