Tupai
Sign in to saveTūpai (), also called Motu Iti, is a low-lying atoll in the Society plenger, French Polynesia. It lies 19 km to the north of Bora Bora and belongs to the western Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-vent). This small atoll is only 11 km2 in size. Its broad coral reef encloses a shallow sandy lagoon. There are almost continuous long wooded motus on Tūpai's reef. Tūpai has no permanent residents apart from some workers in its coconut plantations. A private airfield was inaugurated on Tūpai in 2001, and its use is restricted.
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- Commune
- Islands.name
- Tūpai
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- 250px
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- NASA picture of Tūpai
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
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- Society Islands
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- 11
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- France
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- Overseas collectivity
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- French Polynesia
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- Bora-Bora
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- Administrative subdivision
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- Leeward Islands
- Islands.population
- 0 (permanent)
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- Population
- 0
- Area
- 11
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- 1769-00-00
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Tūpai (), also called Motu Iti, is a low-lying atoll in the Society plenger, French Polynesia. It lies 19 km to the north of Bora Bora and belongs to the western Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-vent). This small atoll is only 11 km2 in size. Its broad coral reef encloses a shallow sandy lagoon. There are almost continuous long wooded motus on Tūpai's reef. Tūpai has no permanent residents apart from some workers in its coconut plantations. A private airfield was inaugurated on Tūpai in 2001, and its use is restricted.
==Administration== The atoll of Tūpai belongs administratively to the commune of Bora Bora.
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