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    Motu Tapu

    16°30′S 151°47′W

    Motu Tapu, is a 0.026-square-kilometre (0.010 sq mi) private island in the lagoon of Bora Bora in French Polynesia.

    lagoon bora bora, french polynesia
    lagoon bora bora, french polynesia

    Yves Picq http://veton.picq.fr / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    16°30′S 151°47′W

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    Motu Tapu, is a 0.026-square-kilometre (0.010 sq mi) private island in the lagoon of Bora Bora in French Polynesia. It is the located betweenTo'opua and the lagoon entrance Te Ava Nui Passage. In the 19th century, Tahitian queen Pōmare IV held Motu Tapu as her private beach.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Bora Bora

    • Bora Bora Island

      19.6 km²▲ 727 m

      Major islands

    • Tevairoa

      2.3 km²▲ 18 m

      Major islands

    • Mute Island

      2.2 km²▲ 16 m

      Major islands

    • Piti Aau

      2.2 km²▲ 19 m

      Minor islands

    • Toopua

      1.4 km²▲ 135 m

      Minor islands

    • Tofari

      1.1 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Paahi

      0.18 km²▲ 13 m

      Minor islands

    • Mouti

      0.11 km²▲ 10 m

      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

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs