Apataki
Sign in to savethumb|right|300px|Location of Apataki Atoll Apataki is a coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, territorially part of French Polynesia. It is one of the Palliser Islands, a subgroup of the Tuamotu Archipelago. Apataki is located approximately northeast of the island of Tahiti, east of Arutua and northeast of Kaukura. The island is approximately rectangular; it is long and wide. It has a total area of approximately 706 km2 with a land area of approximately . Two navigable passes enter its wide lagoon.
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- Islands.name
- Apataki
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- Apataki.jpg
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- NASA picture of Apataki Atoll
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- French Polynesia
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Tuamotus
- Islands.area_km2
- 706
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- (lagoon) (above water)
- Islands.length_km
- 34
- Islands.width_km
- 24
- Islands.country
- France
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- Overseas collectivity
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- French Polynesia
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- Commune
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Arutua
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- Administrative subdivision
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Tuamotus
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Niutahi
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- 706
- Image
- Apataki.jpg
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1722-00-00
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thumb|right|300px|Location of Apataki Atoll Apataki is a coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, territorially part of French Polynesia. It is one of the Palliser Islands, a subgroup of the Tuamotu Archipelago. Apataki is located approximately northeast of the island of Tahiti, east of Arutua and northeast of Kaukura. The island is approximately rectangular; it is long and wide. It has a total area of approximately 706 km2 with a land area of approximately . Two navigable passes enter its wide lagoon.
, Apataki Atoll has 350 inhabitants, down from 492 in 2007. The main village is called Niutahi.
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