Takuu Atoll

Nukutoa Island
NASA picture of Nukutoa Island
Nukutoa Island is located in Papua New Guinea
Nukutoa Island
Nukutoa Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates4°45′S 156°59′E / 4.750°S 156.983°E / -4.750; 156.983
Total islands13
Length14.9 km (9.26 mi)
Width12.5 km (7.77 mi)
Highest elevation2 m (7 ft)
Administration
Autonomous Region Bougainville
DistrictNorth Bougainville
Local-level governmentAtolls Rural
Largest settlementNukutoa
Demographics
Population600
District map of Bougainville (North Solomons)

Takuu, formerly known as Tauu and also known as Nukutoa, Mortlock Island, or Marqueen Island,[1] is a small, isolated atoll off the east coast of Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea.

  1. ^ Richard Parkinson et al. Thirty years in the South Seas, 1999