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Maupiti

Atoll in French Polynesia

Summary

Atoll in French Polynesia

Field	Value
image_name	Maupiti ISS002.jpg
image_caption	NASA aerial picture of Maupiti
image_size	250px
map_image	Karta FP Societe isl.PNG
location	Pacific Ocean
coordinates
archipelago	Society Islands
major_islands	Maupiti
area_km2	11
elevation_m	380
country	France
country_admin_divisions_title	Overseas collectivity
country_admin_divisions	French Polynesia
country_admin_divisions_title_2	Commune
country_admin_divisions_2	Maupiti
country_admin_divisions_title_1	Administrative subdivision
country_admin_divisions_1	Leeward Islands
population	1,200
density_km2	109
additional_info	[[File:Flag of Maupiti.svg	border	center	150px]] Flag

Maupiti is an island in the western Leeward Islands in French Polynesia. It is the westernmost volcanic island in the archipelago, 315 km northwest of Tahiti and 40 km west of Bora Bora. It has a population of 1,286 people. The largest town is Vaiea.

Geography

Maupiti is a volcanic island in a chain formed by the Society hotspot. It is estimated to be 3.9–4.5million years old. The island is a "near atoll", consisting of a central volcanic peak surrounded by a lagoon and barrier reef with five motu: Auira, Pa'ao, Tuanai, Tiapaa and Pitiahe. The lagoon has an area of 27 km2, and the central island has an area of 12 km2 and a maximum elevation of 372 m.

History

There are ancient Polynesian archaeological artifacts dating from at least AD 850 in Maupiti. A burial site excavated in 1962 suggested early cultural links with New Zealand.

The first European to arrive on the island was the Dutchman Jakob Roggeveen in 1722. Historically, the island has had strong cultural links with Bora Bora.

Economy

A Maupiti supply ship. The blue barrels on the dock are [[noni]] which is sent to Papeete for processing.

Maupiti Airport, located on the motu of Tuanai, provides a connection to the rest of French Polynesia. The primary economic activity on Maupiti is noni production.

Administration

Maupiti is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Maupiti, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands. The main settlement is Vaiea.

References

"French Polynesia". City Population.
(2015). "Mid- to Late Prehistoric Landscape Change, Settlement Histories, and Agricultural Practices on Maupiti, Society Islands (Central Eastern Polynesia)". The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology.
(1964). "Eastern Polynesian Burials at Maupiti". Journal of the Polynesian Society.
"Destination Maupiti : Infos clés & aéroport". Air Tahiti.
(29 July 2016). "Maupiti – L’Économi en Berne Plombe le Heiva". [[La Dépêche de Tahiti]].

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