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Tupai

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on Tūpai's reef. Tūpai has no permanent residents apart from some workers in its coconut plantations. A private airfield was inaugurated on Tūpai in 2001, and its use is restricted.
550: 126: 574: 304: 569: 543: 207:). This small atoll is only 11 km in size. Its broad coral reef encloses a shallow sandy lagoon. There are almost continuous long wooded 359: 536: 407: 196: 131: 246: 394: 297: 422: 437: 290: 253: 114: 143: 220: 138: 478: 343: 235: 168: 520: 516: 317: 208: 188: 119: 508: 483: 473: 468: 313: 200: 184: 83: 38: 442: 31: 282: 563: 73: 427: 384: 369: 374: 268: 255: 412: 332: 224: 192: 447: 364: 34:, a genus of treeshrews named after the Malay word for treeshrew, 'tupai'. 488: 452: 231: 432: 417: 379: 105: 17: 230:
In 1926 the island was considered for settling a small community of
180: 56: 51: 286: 524: 219:The atoll of Tūpai belongs administratively to the 154: 149: 137: 125: 113: 97: 89: 79: 69: 64: 234:colonists but was later dropped in favor of the 544: 298: 8: 44: 551: 537: 305: 291: 283: 50: 43: 191:. It lies 19 km to the north of 7: 505: 503: 523:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 25: 466:Archipelagos of French Polynesia: 575:French Polynesia geography stubs 519:-related geography article is a 507: 393: 342: 331: 93:11 km (4.2 sq mi) 1: 570:Atolls of the Society Islands 37:For people named Tupai, see 195:and belongs to the western 591: 502: 127:Administrative subdivision 36: 29: 461: 402: 391: 354: 324: 102: 49: 27:Atoll in French Polynesia 30:Not to be confused with 172: 115:Overseas collectivity 265: /  46: 269:16.283°S 151.833°W 532: 531: 497: 496: 274:-16.283; -151.833 236:Marquesas Islands 205:Îles Sous-le-vent 179:, is a low-lying 162: 161: 16:(Redirected from 582: 553: 546: 539: 517:French Polynesia 511: 504: 397: 360:Windward Islands 346: 335: 318:French Polynesia 307: 300: 293: 284: 280: 279: 277: 276: 275: 270: 266: 263: 262: 261: 258: 189:French Polynesia 120:French Polynesia 59:picture of Tūpai 54: 47: 21: 590: 589: 585: 584: 583: 581: 580: 579: 560: 559: 558: 557: 500: 498: 493: 457: 408:Leeward Islands 398: 389: 352: 351: 350: 349: 348: 347: 338: 337: 336: 320: 314:Society Islands 311: 273: 271: 267: 264: 259: 256: 254: 252: 251: 243: 217: 197:Leeward Islands 185:Society Islands 175:), also called 132:Leeward Islands 109: 84:Society Islands 60: 42: 39:Tupai (surname) 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 588: 586: 578: 577: 572: 562: 561: 556: 555: 548: 541: 533: 530: 529: 512: 495: 494: 492: 491: 486: 481: 476: 471: 462: 459: 458: 456: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 403: 400: 399: 392: 390: 388: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 355: 353: 341: 340: 339: 330: 329: 328: 327: 326: 325: 322: 321: 312: 310: 309: 302: 295: 287: 249: 248: 242: 241:External links 239: 216: 215:Administration 213: 160: 159: 156: 152: 151: 147: 146: 141: 135: 134: 129: 123: 122: 117: 111: 110: 103: 100: 99: 98:Administration 95: 94: 91: 87: 86: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 62: 61: 55: 32:Tupaia (genus) 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 587: 576: 573: 571: 568: 567: 565: 554: 549: 547: 542: 540: 535: 534: 528: 526: 522: 518: 513: 510: 506: 501: 490: 487: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 464: 463: 460: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 405: 404: 401: 396: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 357: 356: 345: 334: 323: 319: 315: 308: 303: 301: 296: 294: 289: 288: 285: 281: 278: 247: 245: 244: 240: 238: 237: 233: 228: 226: 222: 214: 212: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 158:0 (permanent) 157: 153: 148: 145: 142: 140: 136: 133: 130: 128: 124: 121: 118: 116: 112: 108: 107: 101: 96: 92: 88: 85: 82: 78: 75: 74:Pacific Ocean 72: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 40: 33: 19: 525:expanding it 514: 499: 465: 406: 358: 250: 229: 218: 204: 176: 164: 163: 150:Demographics 104: 272: / 80:Archipelago 564:Categories 155:Population 484:Societies 479:Marquesas 428:Maupihaʻa 413:Bora Bora 385:Tetiʻaroa 225:Bora Bora 193:Bora Bora 144:Bora-Bora 65:Geography 489:Tuamotus 474:Gambiers 469:Australs 443:Raʻiātea 438:Motu One 370:Mehetiʻa 260:151°50′W 177:Motu Iti 169:Tahitian 70:Location 433:Maupiti 423:Manuaʻe 418:Huahine 375:Moʻorea 257:16°17′S 221:commune 139:Commune 448:Tahaʻa 380:Tahiti 365:Maiʻao 232:Slovak 201:French 106:France 515:This 453:Tūpai 209:motus 181:atoll 173:Tūpai 165:Tūpai 45:Tūpai 18:Tūpai 521:stub 90:Area 57:NASA 316:of 223:of 183:in 566:: 227:. 203:: 187:, 171:: 552:e 545:t 538:v 527:. 410:: 362:: 306:e 299:t 292:v 199:( 167:( 41:. 20:)

Index

Tūpai
Tupaia (genus)
Tupai (surname)

NASA
Pacific Ocean
Society Islands
France
Overseas collectivity
French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision
Leeward Islands
Commune
Bora-Bora
Tahitian
atoll
Society Islands
French Polynesia
Bora Bora
Leeward Islands
French
motus
commune
Bora Bora
Slovak
Marquesas Islands

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