Location map Pacific Ocean label Arutua lon dir W lat dir S lat deg 15 lat min 14 lon deg 146 lon min 36 position right width 300 float right mark Cercle rouge 100 .svg marksize 20 caption Location of Arutua Atoll in the Pacific Ocean Infobox Islands nom Arutua image map French Polynesia relief map.svg ... fran aise pays1 subdivision3 Commune pays1 nom subdivision3 Arutua commune Arutua population 725 date ... Atolls de France carte Polyn sie fran aise Infobox French commune name Arutua map Localizaci n Palliser en las Tuamotu.png map caption Location of Arutua in the Tuamotu Archipelago overseas collectivity ... Polyn sie fran aise en 2007 sur le site de l INSEE ref demonym website Arutua , or Ngaru atua is an atoll ... land is Apataki Apataki Atoll , only 16 km to the East. Arutua Atoll has a roughly pentagonal .... Arutua has a population of 554 inhabitants. The main village is Rautini . There is a small airport at Arutua which was opened in 1984. Geographically Arutua belongs to the Palliser Islands les Palliser subgroup of the Tuamotus. History The first recorded European to visit Arutua Atoll was Jakob Roggeveen who also first sighted Easter Island in 1722. British mariner Frederick Beechey touched at Arutua ... of France commune of Arutua , which consists of Arutua, as well as the atolls of Apataki and Kaukura . Images and maps Gallery width 200 lines 2 Image Arutua Atoll FP Landsat S 06 15 2000 1 170,000 .jpg Image Source Landsat S 06 15 2008 Image Arutua Atoll FP EVS Precision Map 1 170,000 .jpg ... tuamotus apataki index.html History http www.airport images.com airport AXR ARUTUA TUAMOTU ISLANDS Arutua Airport External links http www.evs islands.com 2008 10 arutua atoll fp beautiful atoll and.html Arutua Atoll FP EVS Islands http eol.jsc.nasa.gov scripts sseop photo.pl?mission ISS014&roll E&frame ... www.oceandots.com pacific tuamotu arutua.php Arutua Atoll FP Oceandots.com http www.pacific image.pf ... of French Polynesia Category Atolls of the Tuamotus ca Arutua de Arutua et Arutua es Arutua fr Arutua ... more details
Arutua Airport is an airport on Arutua atoll in French Polynesia airport codes AXR NTGU . The airport is 13 km north of the village of Rautini . Airlines and destinations Air Tahiti Apataki, Tahiti See Also List of airports in French Polynesia External links AIP FR NTGU PAC P name ARUTA coord 15 14 47 S 146 37 13 W type airport region FR PF display title Category Airports in French Polynesia oceania airport stub FrenchPolynesia geo stub id Bandar Udara Arutua pl Port lotniczy Arutua ... more details
Airport ref Administration Kaukura belongs to the commune of Arutua. The commune of Arutua consists of Arutua , as well as the atolls of Apataki and Kaukura . See also Kaukura Airport References ... more details
Location map Pacific Ocean label Pallisers lon dir W lat dir S lat deg 15 lat min 7 lon deg 147 lon min 37 position right width 300 float right mark Cercle rouge 100 .svg marksize 20 caption Location of the Palliser Islands in the Pacific Ocean Image Karta FP Tuamotus isl.PNG thumb right 300px Map of the Tuamotus the Pallisers are located west of the main Tuamotu atoll cluster. The Palliser Islands or Pallisers are a subgroup of the Tuamotus Tuamotu group in French Polynesia . They are located in the northwest of the main group of atolls. ref Samuel Augustus Mitchell, An accompaniment to Mitchell s map of the world on Mercator s projection ref Atolls The group includes Apataki Arutua Fakarava Kaukura Mataiva Rangiroa Makatea Tikehau Toau Administration Administratively Apataki and Kaukura atolls belong to the Communes of France commune of Arutua, with a total population of 1624 inhabitants 2002 . Toau , Niau , and Fakarava , belong to the commune of Fakarava . The total population is of 1511 inhabitants. The commune of Rangiroa consists of 3 atolls Rangiroa itself, Tikehau and Mataiva, and a separate island Makatea . The total population is of 1871 inhabitants. History The Palliser Islands were named Palliser s Isles in honour of Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser , by Captain James Cook , who was the first Europe an to sight them, on 19 April and 20 April, 1774. ref http www.freefictionbooks.org books n 19784 a new voyage round the world in the years 1823 24?start 31 A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823 24, For the Palliser Islands discovered by Captain Cook ref References reflist External links commonscat inline Navigation box br Tuamotus coord 15.125 S 147.646 W source kolossus dewiki display title Category Atolls of the Tuamotus Category Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean FrenchPolynesia geo stub ca Illes Palliser de Palliser Inseln fr les Palliser lt Paliserio salos nl les Palliser pt Ilhas de Palliser ru fi Pallisersaaret zh ... more details
The following is a list of cities in French Polynesia By division Marquesas Islands Fatu Hiva Hiva Oa Nuku Hiva chef lieu Tahuata Ua Huka Ua Pou Windward Islands Society Islands Arue Faa a Faa a Hitia a O Te Ra Hitia a O Te Ra Mahina Moorea Maiao Paea Papara Papeete chef lieu Pirae Punaauia Taiarapu Est Taiarapu Ouest Teva I Uta Tuamotus Gambier Islands Gambier Anaa Arutua Fakarava Fangatau Gambier Hao Hikueru Makemo Manihi Napuka Nukutavake Puka Puka Puka Puka Rangiroa Reao Takaroa Tatakoto Tureia Austral Islands Raivavae Rapa Iti Rimatara Rurutu Tubuai chef lieu Leeward Islands Society Islands Bora Bora Huahine Maupiti Tahaa Taputapuatea Tumaraa Uturoa chef lieu small Sources http www.insee.fr fr nom def met nomenclatures cog doc outremer.asp polynesie INSEE Code officiel g ographique 2005 small Largest Cities border 0 style border 1px solid 999 background color FFFFFF align center bgcolor cccccc Name Population br 2002 Area br km Densiy br people km align right 1 align left Faa a 28 339 34.2 831 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 2 align left Papeete 25 521 19 1 343 align right 3 align left Punaauia 23 762 76 313 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 4 align left Pirae 14 850 35 424 align right 5 align left Moorea Maiao 14 693 134 110 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 6 align left Mahina 13 609 52 264 align right 7 align left Paea 12 327 65 190 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 8 align left Taiarapu Est 10 596 216 49 align right 9 align left Papara 9 659 93 104 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 10 align left Arue 9 319 16 582 align right small Sources http www.polynesie francaise.gouv.fr small Oceania in topic List of cities in Category Lists of cities by country French Polynesia Category Populated places in French Polynesia Category French Polynesia related lists Cities id Daftar kota di Polinesia Perancis ... more details
Location map line lon 147 kml The meridian 147 west of Prime Meridian Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , North America , the Pacific Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole . The 147th meridian west forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian east . Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole , the 147th meridian west passes through class wikitable width 125 Co ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes style background b0e0e6 Coord 90 0 N 147 0 W type waterbody name Arctic Ocean style background b0e0e6 Arctic Ocean style background b0e0e6 style background b0e0e6 Coord 72 47 N 147 0 W type waterbody name Beaufort Sea style background b0e0e6 Beaufort Sea style background b0e0e6 Coord 70 18 N 147 0 W type country name United States USA Alaska the Stockton Islands style background b0e0e6 Coord 70 17 N 147 0 W type waterbody name Beaufort Sea style background b0e0e6 Beaufort Sea style background b0e0e6 Coord 70 9 N 147 0 W type country name United States USA Alaska valign top style background b0e0e6 Coord 60 56 N 147 0 W type waterbody name Prince William Sound style background b0e0e6 Prince William Sound style background b0e0e6 Passing between Glacier Island and Bligh Island , Alaska , USA Coord 60 18 N 147 0 W type country name United States USA Alaska Montague Island Alaska Montague Island valign top style background b0e0e6 Coord 60 15 N 147 0 W type waterbody name Pacific Ocean style background b0e0e6 Pacific Ocean style background b0e0e6 Passing between Rangiroa and Arutua atolls, PYF br Passing just west of Kaukura atoll, PYF style background b0e0e6 Coord 60 0 S 147 0 W type waterbody name Southern Ocean style background b0e0e6 Southern Ocean style background b0e0e6 Coord 76 0 S 147 0 W type country name Antarctica Antarctica List of Antarctic territorial claims Unclaimed territory See also 146th meridian west 148th meridian west geographical coordinates state collapse ... more details
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This is a list of airport s in French Polynesia , sorted by location. French Polynesia lang fr Polyn sie fran aise is an Overseas territory France overseas territory territoire d outre mer or TOM of France with the particular designation of Overseas country of France overseas country pays d outre mer or POM in the southern Pacific Ocean . It is made up of several groups of Polynesia n island s, 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 Papeete . Airports ICAO location identifiers are linked to each airport s Aeronautical Information Publication AIP , which are available online in Portable Document Format PDF from the French http www.sia.aviation civile.gouv.fr Service d information a ronautique SIA . Locations shown in bold are as per the airport s AIP page. Most airports give two locations the first is the city served, second is the city where the airport is located. Airport names shown in bold have scheduled commercial airline service. class wikitable sortable valign baseline style text align left Administrative divisions of French Polynesia City served Location style text align left ICAO airport code ICAO style text align left IATA airport code IATA style text align left Airport name style text align left Usage valign top Ahe Tenukupara AIP FR NTHE PAC P AHE Ahe Airport Public valign top Anaa Tukuhora AIP FR NTGA PAC P AAA Anaa Airport Public valign top Apataki AIP FR NTGD PAC P APK Apataki Airport Public valign top Aratika 3km NW Paparara AIP FR NTKK PAC P Aratika Nord Airport Public valign top Aratika 15km SW Paparara AIP FR NTGR PAC P Aratika Perles Airport Restricted valign top Arutua Rautini AIP FR NTGU PAC P AXR Arutua Airport Public valign top Bora Bora Motu Mute AIP FR NTTB PAC P BOB Bora Bora Airport Motu Mute Airport Public valign top Faaite Hitianau AIP FR NTKF PAC P Faaite Airport Public valign top Fakahina AIP FR NTKH PAC ... more details
Image Tuamotus Locator Apataki.jpg thumb left 300px Location of Apataki Atoll Location map Pacific Ocean label Apataki lon dir W lat dir S lat deg 15 lat min 27 lon deg 146 lon min 19 position right width 300 float right mark Cercle rouge 100 .svg marksize 20 caption Location of Apataki Atoll in the Pacific Ocean Apataki is a coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean , territorially part of French Polynesia . It is one of the Palliser Islands , a subgroup of the Tuamotu Archipelago . Apataki is located approximately 370 kilometres northeast of the island of Tahiti . Its wide lagoon has two navigable passes to enter it. Apataki Atoll has 430 inhabitants. The main village is called Niutahi . History The first recorded Europe an to sight Apataki Atoll was Netherlands Dutch navigator Jakob Roggeveen in 1722. It was visited by James Cook in 1774. Apataki appears in some maps as Hagemeister Island . There is a territorial domestic airfield in Apataki which was inaugurated in 1977. Administration Administratively, Apataki Atoll is part of the commune of France commune of Arutua . Images & Maps Gallery width 200 lines 2 Image Apataki Atoll Landsat S 06 15 2000 1 225,000 .jpg Image Source Landsat S 06 15 2000 1 225,000 Image Apataki Atoll FP EVS Precision Map from Landsat S 06 15 2000 1 225,000 .jpg Map Source EVS Precision Map 1 225,000 Image ApatakiISS006 E 38475.PNG Image Source ISS006 E 38475 Economy Apataki has an airport but no tourism industry. The only main industry of the island is cultured Tahitian black pearls. The coconut palm , which forms the basis for copra dried coconut production, used to be of special economic importance to the islanders. On a few islands, the residents cultivate vanilla . Agriculture is generally limited to simple subsistence farming subsistence . Pandanus leaves are traditionally woven together as thatching roof thatch although corrugated sheet metal is also used today , as well as for other items such as mats and hats. Apataki s two large r ... more details
Reao Tatakoto and Tureia. The other five communes in western Tuamotu Arutua Fakarava Manihi Rangiroa ... Tikei Palliser Islands Fakarava Niau Toau Arutua Apataki Kaukura Mataiva Tikehau Rangiroa Makatea Multicol ... more details
Infobox French constituency name 1st constituency of French Polynesia image member type Deputy member Michel Buillard party colour UMP member party Miscellaneous Right department French Polynesia Overseas departments and territories of France overseas collectivity canton commune France communes of Bora Bora , Faaa , Huahine , Maupiti , Moorea Maiao , Paea , Papeete , Punaauia , Raivavae , Rapa , Rimatara , Rurutu , Tahaa , Taputapuatea , Tubuai , Tumaraa et Uturoa ref http www.assemblee nationale.fr 13 qui circonscriptions 987.asp Circonscriptions lectorales de la Polyn sie fran aise et divisions administratives associ es , French National Assembly ref census date 2007 pop 149,377 The 1st constituency of French Polynesia is a French legislative Constituency France constituency in French Polynesia . Following the 2010 Redistricting of French Legislative Constituencies 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies , which will come into application for the French legislative election, 2012 June 2012 legislative election , the boundaries of French Polynesia s two constituencies will be redrawn so as to create a French Polynesia s 3rd constituency third constituency in the collectivity. From that point on, the 1st constituency will consist in the communes of Anaa , Arue , Arutua , Fakarava , Fangatau , Fatu Hiva , Gambier , Hao , Hikueru , Hiva Oa , Makemo , Manihi , Moorea Maiao , Napuka , Nuku Hiva , Nukutavake , Papeete , Pirae , Pukapuka , Rangiroa , Reao , Tahuata , Takaroa , Tatakoto , Tureia , Ua Huka , and Ua Pou . ref Per order n 2009 935, 29 July 2009. ref Deputies Alexandre L ontieff , who held the seat from 1988 to 1993, was simultaneously President of French Polynesia from 1987 to 1991. ref http en.tahitipresse.pf 2009 03 former tahiti president alexandre lontieff died at age 60 Former Tahiti President Alexandre L ontieff died at age 60 , Tahitipresse , March 3, 2009 ref class wikitable colspan 2 Election Member Party style background color Indep ... more details
is FAA code not IATA for Clarion County Airport in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States AXR NTGU Arutua Airport Arutua , Tuamotus , French Polynesia AXS KAXS Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport Altus ... more details
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