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Akiaki
Atoll in French Polynesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Akiaki[2] is a low coral atoll in the eastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Akiaki's nearest neighbor is Vahitahi, which is located 41 km to the southeast.
![]() Map of Akiaki Atoll | |
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 18°33′S 139°13′W |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Width | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
Commune | Nukutavake |
Demographics | |
Population | 13[1] (2020) |
Akiaki is a small atoll rising barely above sea level. The total land surface is only 1.3 km2. Its reef is occupied by a single flat island covered with coconut trees and other vegetation. There is no lagoon and it has only a difficult landing located on its northwestern side.
Akiaki is barely inhabited with a rough total of 13 residents, its occasionally visited by tourists for its coconut plantations. Akiaki maintains a small fishing port used by the residents as their source of revenue.