| LC control no. | sh2003011185 |
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| Geographic heading | Makatea (French Polynesia) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | French Polynesia--Makatea |
| Variant(s) | Aurora (French Polynesia) Aurora Island (French Polynesia) Eyland van Verkwikking (French Polynesia) Ma-atea (French Polynesia) Macatea (French Polynesia) Makatea Island (French Polynesia) Metia (French Polynesia) Recreation Island (French Polynesia) Refreshment Island (French Polynesia) Sagitaria (French Polynesia) Verkwikking Island (French Polynesia) |
| See also | Islands--French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia) |
| Found in | Work cat.: Wilder, G.P. The flora of Makatea, 1934. GEOnet, Nov. 3, 2003 (Makatea, ISL, French Polynesia, 15⁰50ʹ00ʺS 148⁰15ʹ00ʺW. Variants: Verkwikking, Eyland van; Sagitaria; Refreshment Island; Recreation Island; Metia; Makatéa Island; Macatea; Ma-atea; Aurora Island; Aurora) Merriam-Web. geog. dict., c1997 (Makatea. One of the islands of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, 140 mi. (225 km.) NNE of Tahiti, in the S Pacific; 8 sq. mi. (21 sq. km.); 5 mi. (8 km.) long by 3 mi. (5 km.) wide; 15⁰50ʹS 148⁰15ʹW) Columbia gaz. of the world, c1998 (Makatea, island, Fr. Polynesia, S Pacific, one of the most northwesterly of the Tuamotu Archipelago; 15⁰50ʹS 148⁰15ʹW. Also called Aurora. No longer inhabited) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] island; 15°50ʹ00ʺS 148°15ʹ00ʺW |
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