Maupiti
Sign in to saveMaupiti is an island in the western Leeward Islands in French Polynesia. It is the westernmost volcanic island in the archipelago, northwest of Tahiti and west of Bora Bora. It has a population of 1,286 people. The largest town is Vaiea.
Key facts
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- Maupiti ISS002.jpg
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- NASA aerial picture of Maupiti
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- 250px
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- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Society Islands
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- Maupiti
- Islands.area_km2
- 11
- Islands.elevation_m
- 380
- Islands.country
- France
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- Overseas collectivity
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- French Polynesia
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- Commune
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- Maupiti
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- Administrative subdivision
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- Leeward Islands
- Islands.population
- 1,200
- Islands.density_km2
- 109
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Maupiti is an island in the western Leeward Islands in French Polynesia. It is the westernmost volcanic island in the archipelago, northwest of Tahiti and west of Bora Bora. It has a population of 1,286 people. The largest town is Vaiea.
==Geography== Maupiti is a volcanic island in a chain formed by the Society hotspot. It is estimated to be 3.9–4.5million years old. The island is a "near atoll", consisting of a central volcanic peak surrounded by a lagoon and barrier reef with five motu: Auira, Pa'ao, Tuanai, Tiapaa and Pitiahe. The lagoon has an area of , and the central island has an area of and a maximum elevation of .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maupiti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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