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    Atiu

    Enuamanu

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    Ātiu, also known as ʻEnuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is 214 km (133 mi) northeast of Rarotonga. 4 sq mi) island has dropped by two-thirds in the last 50 years.

    NASA astronaut image of Atiu island (Cook Islands) in the Pacific Ocean
    NASA astronaut image of Atiu island (Cook Islands) in the Pacific Ocean

    earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center. / Public domain

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    Ātiu, also known as ʻEnuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is 214 km (133 mi) northeast of Rarotonga. The population of the 26.9 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi) island has dropped by two-thirds in the last 50 years.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Southern Cook Islands

    • Rarotonga

      67.5 km²▲ 652 m

      Major islands

    • Mangaia

      48.5 km²▲ 169 m

      Major islands

    • Mitiaro

      22.9 km²▲ 29 m

      Major islands

    • Mauke

      19.2 km²▲ 41 m

      Major islands

    • Aitutaki

      15.8 km²▲ 124 m

      Major islands

    • Manuae

      4.5 km²▲ 19 m

      Major islands

    • Manuae

      2.5 km²▲ 20 m

      Minor islands

    • Takutea

      1.2 km²▲ 25 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Cook Islands

    • Suwarrow

      150 km²

      Major islands

    • Rarotonga

      67.5 km²▲ 652 m

      Major islands

    • Mangaia

      48.5 km²▲ 169 m

      Major islands

    • Mitiaro

      22.9 km²▲ 29 m

      Major islands

    • Mauke

      19.2 km²▲ 41 m

      Major islands

    • Aitutaki

      15.8 km²▲ 124 m

      Major islands

    • Penrhyn

      9.8 km²▲ 4 m

      Minor islands

    • Pukapuka

      5 km²▲ 11 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs