Makaroa

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Makaroa
File:Makaroa.jpg
View of Makaroa Island
Makaroa is located in French Polynesia
Makaroa
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 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Highest elevation 138 m (453 ft)
Highest point (unnamed)
Country
France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Tuamotus
Commune Gambier Islands
Demographics
Population Uninhabited[1] (as of 2012)

Makaroa is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, 8.5 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Makaroa is about 1.3 km (1 mi) in length and has a small rocky islet off its NW point.

Makaroa is uninhabited. It is a jagged and barren island with a maximum height of 138 m. 1.8 km (1 mi) to the SSE lies Kamaka Island.[2]

References

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  2. David Stanley, Tahiti-Polynesia handbook

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