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    Amanu

    17°43′S 140°39′W

    Amanu, Timanu, or Karere, is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago. Amanu lies at right angles to neighbouring Hao Atoll; this orientation is quite rare for the Tuamotu atolls.

    Amanu Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
    Amanu Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia

    Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." / Public domain

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    Amanu, Timanu, or Karere, is an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago. Amanu lies at right angles to neighbouring Hao Atoll; this orientation is quite rare for the Tuamotu atolls. It is situated 900 km east of Tahiti and 15 km north of Hao. The atoll is 32 km long (northeast to southwest) and 10 km wide, but only 15.55 km2 of its land is above water, the rest forming the central lagoon. The surface area of Amanu's wide lagoon is 240 km2. There are two navigable passes to enter it. Amanu has 195 inhabitants. The main village is Ikitake.

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    Nearest islands

    • 6.5 km
    • 19 km
    • 19 km
    • 23 km
    • 24 km
    • 25 km

    Also in Amanu

    • Unnamed island

      1.3 km²▲ 11 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.95 km²▲ 11 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.85 km²▲ 14 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.74 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.49 km²▲ 17 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.46 km²▲ 10 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.39 km²▲ 14 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.35 km²▲ 12 m

      Major islands

    Also in Tuamotus

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Major islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Major islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Major islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Major islands

    • Toau

      561 km²

      Major islands

    • Tahanea

      523 km²

      Major islands

    • Arutua

      484 km²

      Major islands

    Also in Polynesia

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Society Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tahiti

      1,044 km²▲ 2,241 m

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs

    • Amanu2. Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." / Public domain