Kamaka (island)
Kamaka is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, 11.7 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Kamaka is about one kilometre (0.6 miles) in length, 700 metres (2,300 feet) wide, and has an area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.2 square miles). The highest point is 166 metres (545 feet) above sea level.
 View of Kamaka Island | |
  Kamaka | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 23°14′39″S 134°37′30″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) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Gambier Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
1.8 kilometres (1.1 miles) 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.
See also
- Desert island
- List of islands
References
- "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- David Stanley, Tahiti-Polynesia handbook
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