Aratika
Sign in to savethumb|right|300px|Location of Aratika Atoll Aratika is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Kauehi Atoll, located 35 km to the south east.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Aratika
- Islands.image_name
- AratikaISS005-E-13941.PNG
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA picture of Aratika Atoll
- Islands.map
- French Polynesia
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Tuamotus
- Islands.area_km2
- 145
- Islands.area_footnotes
- (lagoon) (above water)
- Islands.length_km
- 20.8
- Islands.width_km
- 10.7
- Islands.country
- France
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Overseas collectivity
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- French Polynesia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Commune
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Fakarava
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Administrative subdivision
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Paparara
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thumb|right|300px|Location of Aratika Atoll Aratika is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Kauehi Atoll, located 35 km to the south east.
Aratika has an unusual butterfly shape. Its length is and its maximum width . It has a land area of approximately . The lagoon is wide and deep, and can be entered by two navigable passes.