Puka-Puka
14°49′S 138°49′W
Puka-Puka is a small inhabited coral atoll in the north-eastern Tuamotu Archipelago, sometimes included as a member of the Disappointment Islands. This atoll is quite isolated, the nearest land being Fakahina, 182 km to the southwest.
Terrain
14°49′S 138°49′W
Overview
Puka-Puka is a small inhabited coral atoll in the north-eastern Tuamotu Archipelago, sometimes included as a member of the Disappointment Islands. This atoll is quite isolated, the nearest land being Fakahina, 182 km to the southwest. Puka-Puka Atoll has an elliptical shape. Its length is 6 km and its maximum width 3.3 km. Its land area is about 5 km2. The lagoon is filled with silt and has become very small. The low coral islands are dry and sparsely populated. According to the 2022 census, the total population was 137. The chief town is Te One Mahina, with about 110 inhabitants. Unlike the rest of the Tuamotus, the language of the islands, Pukapukan, is Marquesic.
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Nearest islands
- 263 km
- 265 km
- 266 km
- Napuka269 km
- 269 km
- 273 km
Also in Disappointment Islands
Napuka
18 km²▲ 7 m
Major islands
Tepoto
2 km²▲ 24 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
Also in Disappointment Islands
Tepoto
2 km²▲ 24 m
Major islands
Unnamed island
5.6 km²▲ 26 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
1.6 km²▲ 12 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.75 km²▲ 11 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.63 km²▲ 12 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.12 km²▲ 9 m
Minor islands