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Makatea

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Makatea (mäkätā`ä), formerly Aurora (ôrôr`ə), island, South Pacific, one of the most northwesterly of the Tuamotu Archipelago Tuamotu Archipelago (tämō`t
..... Click the link for more information. , French Polynesia French Polynesia, officially Territory of French Polynesia, internally self-governing overseas country (2002 pop. 245,516) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific. The capital is Papeete , on Tahiti .
..... Click the link for more information. . The center of the island was once a solid mass of phosphate that was mined jointly by the British and the French until 1966, when the phosphate reserves were depleted. Makatea is administered as part of the Windward group of the Society Islands Society Islands, island group (2002 pop. 214,445), South Pacific, a part of French Polynesia . The group comprises the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands (total land area c.
..... Click the link for more information.  and is no longer inhabited.
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