Tapuaetai(tapuae: footprint; ta'i: one), or "One Foot Island", is one of 22islandsin theAitutakiatollof theCook Islands.It is located on the southeastern perimeter of Aitutaki Lagoon immediately to the southwest of the larger island ofTekopua,seven kilometres to the east of the main island of Aitutaki.[1]The island is 570m long and up to 210m wide, with an average elevation of 1.5m above sea level.[2]
 Aerial view of Tekopua and Tapuaetai | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 18°56′15″S159°44′05″W/ 18.9376°S 159.7346°W |
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| Atoll | Aitutaki |
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| Area code(s) | +682 |
One Foot Island was awarded "Australasia's Leading Beach" at the World Travel Awards held in Sydney in June 2008.[3]
References
edit- ^Wheeler, T.; Keller, N. (1994),Rarotonga and the Cook Islands: A travel survival kit(3 ed.), Hawthorn, Australia:Lonely Planet
- ^D. R. Stoddart (13 August 1975). "Reef Islands of Aitutaki". In D.R. Stoddard and P.E. Gibbs (ed.).Atoll Research Bulletin No 190, Almost-Atoll of Aitutaki, Reef Studies in the Cook Islands, South Pacific(PDF).Smithsonian Institution. p. 68. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 18 September 2009.Retrieved4 August2020.
- ^"Australasia's Leading Beach 2008".World Travel Awards.Retrieved4 August2020.
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