Manihiki

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Manihiki is a remote coral atoll in the northern Cook Islands, known for its black pearl farming and traditional Polynesian culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Manihiki canonical 4
Tongareva 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
island
populated place
access no regular deep-water harbour
administrativeDivisionOf Cook Islands
archipelago Cook Islands
area about 4 square kilometres of land
atollType low-lying coral atoll
capitalOfAtoll Tauhunu
climate tropical maritime climate
communication limited telecommunications infrastructure
country Cook Islands
culturalRegion Cook Islands archipelago
surface form: Northern Group of the Cook Islands
distanceFromRarotonga over 1,000 kilometres north of Rarotonga (approximate)
economicActivity fishing
pearl farming
small-scale agriculture
education local primary school
ethnicGroup Polynesians
governedBy Government of the Cook Islands
hasAirport Manihiki Island Airport
hasFeature central lagoon suitable for pearl farming
ring of motu (islets)
hasSettlement Tauhunu
Tukao
knownFor black pearl farming
lagoon pearl farms
pearl oysters
traditional Polynesian culture
lagoonArea large central lagoon
language Cook Islands Māori language
surface form: Cook Islands Māori

Manihiki–Rakahanga dialect
locatedIn Northern Cook Islands
South Pacific Ocean
naturalResource black-lipped pearl oysters
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Cook Islands
population approximately 200 people
region Polynesia
religion Christianity
religiousInstitution Christian churches
risk vulnerable to sea-level rise
vulnerable to tropical cyclones
timeZone UTC-10
traditionalName Manihiki self-link
transport air service from Rarotonga (intermittent)

Referenced by (5)

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

Cook Islands hasIsland Manihiki
Manihiki traditionalName Manihiki self-link
Penrhyn Island alternativeName Manihiki
this entity surface form: Tongareva