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- proper noun An
island inFrench Polynesia ; formerlyAurora .
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Examples
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NauruNauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
Geography-note 2008
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Kiribati21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru
Geography-note 2008
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Geographynote: includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru
French Polynesia 2008
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Geographynote: 21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru
Kiribati 2008
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French Polynesiaincludes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru
Geography-note 2008
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Geographynote: Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
Nauru 2008
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In the Tuamotus, there are still substantial areas of forest left on Makatea Island where the Polynesian pigeon (Ducula aurorae) survives in small numbers as well as the Makatea fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) and Tuamotu reed-warbler (Acrocephalus atypha).
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Makatea forest zones include a mixed-species forest dominated by Elaeocarpus tonganus and Hernandia moerenhoutiana, a Pandanus tectorius scrub forest, and a Barringtonia asiatica forest.
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Geography - note: includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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