Tupai

Coordinates: 16°17′S 151°50′W / 16.283°S 151.833°W / -16.283; -151.833
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NASA picture of Tupai
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
ArchipelagoSociety Islands
Area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Administration
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionLeeward Islands
CommuneBora-Bora
Demographics
Population0 (permanent)

Tupai (

motus
on Tupai's reef. Tupai has no permanent residents apart from some workers in its coconut plantations. A private airfield was inaugurated on Tupai in 2001, and its use is restricted.

Administration

The atoll of Tupai belongs administratively to the commune of Bora Bora.

In 1926 the island was considered for settling a small community of Slovak colonists but was later dropped in favor of the Marquesas Islands[citation needed]

External links

16°17′S 151°50′W / 16.283°S 151.833°W / -16.283; -151.833


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