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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...
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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...
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spending a w****-long
vacation in
Makatea, an
island in the
South Pacific. The
final leg of
their journey to
Makatea is
piloted by middle-aged American...
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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...
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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...
- 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...
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coral "low islands":
essentially high sand bars
built upon
coral reefs.
Makatea,
southwest of the
Palliser Islands, is one of
three great phosphate rocks...
- the
Pacific Ocean,
along with
Banaba (Ocean Island), in Kiribati, and
Makatea, in
French Polynesia. The
phosphate reserves on
Nauru are now
almost entirely...
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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...
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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...
