Makaroa
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Makaroa is an island in the Gambier Islands
of French Polynesia
, located at 23°13′08"S 134°58′16"W, 8.5 km south of Mangareva
within the same lagoon
. Makaroa is about 1.3 km 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 heigth of 136 m.
1.8 km to the SSE lies Kamaka Island
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Gambier Islands
There was a time when the Gambiers hosted a population of several thousand people and traded with other island groups including the Marquesas, the Society Islands and Pitcairn Islands...
of French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
, located at 23°13′08"S 134°58′16"W, 8.5 km south of Mangareva
Mangareva
Mangareva is the central and most important island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. It is surrounded by smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest, Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north...
within the same lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
. Makaroa is about 1.3 km 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 heigth of 136 m.
1.8 km to the SSE lies Kamaka Island
Kamaka Island
Kamaka is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia located at , 11.7 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Kamaka is about 1 km in length and has a maximum width of 700 m....
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