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...

spending a week-long vacation in Makatea, an island in the South Pacific. The final leg of their journey to Makatea is piloted by middle-aged American...

Makatea is one of four traditional districts on the island of Mauke in the Cook Islands. It is in the west of the island, between the districts of Areora...

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...

Goodall (Shaun Edwards-Brown) was really a reconciliation with Sammy. Holly Makatea was the receptionist at the General Practitioner clinic that TK Samuels...

the Pacific Ocean, along with Banaba (Ocean Island), in Kiribati, and Makatea, in French Polynesia. The phosphate reserves on Nauru are now almost entirely...

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...

coral "low islands": essentially high sand bars built upon coral reefs. Makatea, southwest of the Palliser Islands, is one of three great phosphate rocks...

low coral islands. Examples include Banaba (formerly Ocean Island) and Makatea in the Tuamotu group of French Polynesia. Micronesia, which lies north...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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,...

Palliser) Fakarava Niau Toau Arutua Apataki Kaukura Mataiva Tikehau Rangiroa Makatea Raeffsky Islands (Îles Raéffsky) Anaa Faaite Tahanea Motutunga Takume Raroia...

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...

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)...

low coral islands. Examples include Banaba (formerly Ocean Island) and Makatea in the Tuamotu group of French Polynesia. Ladrilleros Beach in Colombia...

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...

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...

the Pacific Ocean—the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia. Its land area is 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi), and it has a...

Islands. The commune includes four islands: Rangiroa, Tikehau, Mataiva and Makatea. The chef-lieu is the village Tiputa. The commune is composed of three...

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...

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...

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...

in Samoa, losing his flagship, Afrikaansche Galey at Takapoto atoll. At Makatea, he opened fire on a crowded beach in retaliation for a violent encounter...