Makatea, or Mangaia-te-vai-tamae,[2] is a raised coral atoll in the northwestern part of the Tuamotus, which is a part of the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia. It is located 79 kilometres (49 mi) southwest from Rangiroa to the west of the Palliser group, which also is in French Polynesia. Makatea is surrounded by spectacular cliffs, rising to a plateau 80 metres (260 ft) above sea level. This island is 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) long, with a maximum width of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) in the south. It is 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) in area. Makatea is one of the only four islands of the Tuamotu Archipelago (along with filled atolls Nukutavake, Tikei, and Tepoto Nord) that do not take the form of a typical atoll.
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Makatea, or Mangaia-te-vai-tamae, is a raised coral atoll in the northwestern part of the Tuamotus, which is a part of the French overseas collectivity...
The Makatea fruit dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia island of Makatea in the...
by a jagged fossilised coral makatea which extends up to one mile inland. A narrow layer of swamps lies between the makatea and the plateau. The entire...
the Pacific Ocean, along with Banaba (Ocean Island), in Kiribati, and Makatea, in French Polynesia. The phosphate reserves on Nauru are now almost entirely...
coral "low islands": essentially high sand bars built upon coral reefs. Makatea, southwest of the Palliser Islands, is one of three great phosphate rocks...
cliffs of fossil coral 60 m (200 ft) high, known as the makatea. The inner rim of the makatea forms a steep cliff, surrounding swamps and a central volcanic...
language of Vanuatu. The language of Emae is spoken in the villages of Makatea and Tongamea on Emae in the country of Vanuatu. Most of the Emae people...
low coral islands. Examples include Banaba (formerly Ocean Island) and Makatea in the Tuamotu group of French Polynesia. Micronesia, which lies north...
than a strict classification of height. Some low islands, such as Banaba, Makatea, Nauru, and Niue, rise several hundred feet above sea level, while numerous...
The group includes: Apataki Arutua Fakarava Kaukura Mataiva Rangiroa Makatea Tikehau Toau Administratively, Apataki and Kaukura atolls belong to the...
islets or rocks, while some low islands, such as Banaba, Henderson Island, Makatea, Nauru, and Niue, rise over 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level. The two...
point in Kiribati, at 81 metres (266 ft) in height. Along with Nauru and Makatea (French Polynesia), it is one of the important elevated phosphate-rich...
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near the Jordanian border. Central Asia: Kazakhstan Oceania: Australia, Makatea, Nauru, and Banaba Island In 2007, at the current rate of consumption,...
Ptilinopus chrysogaster Gray, GR, 1854 – split from grey-green fruit dove Makatea fruit dove, Ptilinopus chalcurus Gray, GR, 1860 Atoll fruit dove, Ptilinopus...
the Pacific Ocean—the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia, and it is only country of the world that consisted...
low coral islands. Examples include Banaba (formerly Ocean Island) and Makatea in the Tuamotu group of French Polynesia. Ladrilleros Beach in Colombia...
150 meters. Steep sea cliffs of ancient coral lifted by the event—called makatea—now largely encircle the island. These are riddled with caves filled with...
including the Solomon Islands and Cook Islands. It grows on mountainous and makatea (fossilised coral) terrain. "Hernandia moerenhoutiana". The Plant List...
are found in the Pacific, notably the three phosphate islets of Nauru, Makatea, and Banaba, as well as Maré and Lifou in New Caledonia; Fatu Huku in the...
Rail transport in New Zealand Railways also existed in New Caledonia, Makatea, New Guinea, Saipan and Banaba. Argentina: see Rail transport in Argentina...
notably in the tropics, produces karst topography that includes a sharp makatea surface above the normal reach of the sea, and undercuts that are mostly...
died forming fossilised coral (known locally as makatea). The island is surrounded by a belt of this makatea, between 20 and 40 feet (6.1 and 12.2 metres)...
Mitiaro in the Cook Islands. It grows on karst limestone on the island's makatea (fossilised uplifted reef), and grows to a height of 10m. While previously...
Oiretumu (also known as Areora-Makatea) is a village on Mauke in the Cook Islands. The village is inland, near the centre of the island. The village has...
surrounded by a belt of uplifted ancient coralline limestone, known as makatea, up to 2 km wide. Aitutake is a small central volcanic island surrounded...
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