Atiu
Sign in to saveĀtiu, also known as ʻEnuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is northeast of Rarotonga. The population of the island has dropped by two-thirds in the last 50 years.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Atiu
- Islands.image_name
- Atiu Aerial.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Satellite Image of Atiu
- Islands.image_size
- 270px
- Islands.area_km2
- 26.9
- Islands.location
- Central-Southern Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Cook Islands
- Islands.country
- Cook Islands
- Islands.population
- 434 (2016)
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Polynesian
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Ātiu, also known as ʻEnuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is northeast of Rarotonga. The population of the island has dropped by two-thirds in the last 50 years.
==Geography== thumb|right|Lake Tiroto, on Atiu Island Atiu is a raised volcanic island surrounded by a reef from which rise cliffs of fossilized coral (makatea). The makatea cliff forms a ring round the island, creating a virtual plateau. Erosion of the inside of the ring has formed a dip of about into fertile land, which gradually rises again to a central flat-topped hill. The low swampy land consists of taro plantations, marshes and a lake, Tiroto. This fertile area also grows bananas, citrus fruits, pawpaws, breadfruit and coconuts.