Kamaka (island)
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 23°14′39″S 134°37′30″W / 23.24417°S 134.62500°WCoordinates: 23°14′39″S 134°37′30″W / 23.24417°S 134.62500°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Highest point | (unnamed) |
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France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Gambier Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (as of 2012) |
Kamaka is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, 11.7 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Kamaka is about 1 km in length, 700 m wide and has an area of 0.5 km2. The highest point is 166 m.
1.8 km to the NNW rises barren and rugged Makaroa island and off Kamaka's northeastern shore lies the small Manui islet.[2]
As of 2012, Kamaka is uninhabited.
References
- ↑ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ David Stanley, Tahiti-Polynesia handbook
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