Kamaka (island)

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Kamaka
File:Kamaka.jpg
View of Kamaka Island
Kamaka (island) is located in French Polynesia
Kamaka (island)
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Archipelago Tuamotus
Area Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Length 1 km (0.6 mi)
Width 0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Highest elevation 166 m (545 ft)
Highest point (unnamed)
Country
France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Tuamotus
Commune Gambier Islands
Demographics
Population Uninhabited[1] (as of 2012)

Kamaka is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, 11.7 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Kamaka is about one kilometre (0.6 miles) in length, 700 metres (2,300 feet) wide, and has an area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.2 square miles). The highest point is 166 metres (545 feet) above sea level.

1.8 kilometres (1.1 miles) to the NNW rises barren and rugged Makaroa island and off Kamaka's northeastern shore lies the small Manui islet.[2]

As of 2012, Kamaka is uninhabited.

References

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  2. David Stanley, Tahiti-Polynesia handbook

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