 NASA picture of Nukutepipi Atoll | |
  Nukutepipi | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°41′S 143°04′W / 20.683°S 143.067°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) (lagoon) 2.3 km2Error in convert: Unit name "km<sup>2</sup>" is not known (help) (above water) |
| Length | 2.7 km (1.68 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Hao |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Nukutepipi, or Nuku-te-pipi[2] is an atoll in French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Nukutepipi's nearest neighbor is Anuanurunga, which is located about 22 km to the WNW.
Nukutepipi is a very small atoll. It is roughly triangular-shaped, measuring approximately 2.7 km in length. Its reef is quite broad, enclosing completely the small lagoon, which has a deep area at its centre. There are two relatively large islands on its reef, one on its eastern side and the other on the northwest.
Nukutepipi Atoll was once inhabited but is currently not. It has a small airfield which was inaugurated in 1982. It is now owned by Cirque du Soleil's Guy Laliberté.[3]
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Gendron-Martin, Raphaël. "Guy Laliberté pourra bientôt profiter de son île en Polynésie française". journaldemontreal.com (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2015.