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Tikei, also known as Manu, Tikai and Tiku is an island in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. Tikei is not a typical Tuamotu atoll, as its former lagoon filled in. The island is long, wide, and has a land area of . Its highest elevation is above sea level.

Key facts

Islands.name
Tikei
Islands.image_name
Tikei.JPG
Islands.image_caption
NASA picture of Tikei Island
Islands.map
French Polynesia
Islands.location
Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago
Tuamotus
Islands.area_km2
4
Islands.length_km
3.9
Islands.width_km
1.6
Islands.elevation_m
3
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
Takaroa
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Administrative subdivision
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Tuamotus
Islands.population
Uninhabited

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Tikei, also known as Manu, Tikai and Tiku is an island in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. Tikei is not a typical Tuamotu atoll, as its former lagoon filled in. The island is long, wide, and has a land area of . Its highest elevation is above sea level.

Geographically Tikei is part of the King George Islands (Îles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tikei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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