Rimatara

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Rimatara is a small, remote Polynesian island in the South Pacific Ocean that forms part of French Polynesia’s Austral Islands archipelago.

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Rimatara canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of French Polynesia
island
area about 8.6 square kilometres
belongsTo Overseas Country of French Polynesia
linked to: French Polynesia
capital Amaru
climate tropical oceanic climate
country France
discoveredByEuropeans Jacques-Antoine Moerenhout
distanceTo northwest of Rurutu in the Austral Islands
economyBasedOn fishing
small-scale copra production
subsistence agriculture
elevationMax approximately 106 metres
ethnicGroup predominantly Polynesian
governedAs overseas collectivity of France
hasAirport Rimatara Airport
hasCoastlineType low coral coast
hasEndemicSpecies Rimatara lorikeet
Rimatara reed warbler
hasINSEECode 98738
hasInterior slightly elevated volcanic plateau
hasLocalLanguage Rimatara dialect of Austral Polynesian
hasMayor (mayor of the commune of Rimatara, term varies)
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasPostalCode 98752
hasReligion Christianity
hasSettlement Amaru
Anapoto
Mutuaura
locatedIn Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
partOf Austral Islands
French Polynesia
population about 900 inhabitants
populationAsOf early 21st century
shape roughly circular
surroundedBy fringing reef
timeZone UTC−10:00
traditionalRegion Austral Islands cultural area
linked to: Polynesia
transport served by small airstrip and boat connections

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Austral Islands contains Rimatara
Australes contains Rimatara