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    Rapa Iti

    Rapa, Australeilanden, Rapa-Iti

    27°36′S 144°22′W

    Rapa, also called Rapa Iti ("Little Rapa"), is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. 6 sq mi). As of the 2022 census, Rapa had a population of 451. The island's highest point is at 650 metres (2,130 ft) elevation at Mont Perahu.

    NASA Astronaut Image of Rapa Iti (Austral Islands, French Polynesia) in the Pacific Ocean
    NASA Astronaut Image of Rapa Iti (Austral Islands, French Polynesia) in the Pacific Ocean

    NASA / Public domain

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    27°36′S 144°22′W

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    Rapa, also called Rapa Iti ("Little Rapa"), is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. The total land area including offshore islets is 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi). As of the 2022 census, Rapa had a population of 451. The island's highest point is at 650 metres (2,130 ft) elevation at Mont Perahu. Its main town is Ahuréi. The inhabitants of Rapa Iti speak their own Polynesian language called the Rapa language.

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    Nearest islands

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      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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    Also in Polynesia

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      Minor islands

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    Also in Leeward Islands

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      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

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      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

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      Minor islands

    • Tonga

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    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

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      Minor islands

    • Makemo

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      Minor islands

    Also in Society Islands

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      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

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      Major islands

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      Major islands

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      Major islands

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      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

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