Public domain (NASA ISS crew photo ISS012-E-7340), Wikimedia CommonsService· Niau· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Tupana Village (Niau)
16° 8.0′ S · 146° 20.0′ W
Niau's main village (about 250 people across Tupana and Ofare), with the mairie, health post, Catholic and Sanito churches and a cyclone shelter. The base for kingfisher walks.
Practical
Coordinate from OpenStreetMap. The mairie, health post (DSP Poste de santé) and cyclone shelter are within 100 m. A guesthouse, Pension Hono'ura no Niau, is mapped about 4 km south, near a coconut-oil works (Niau Organic). Population 246 (2017). Airstrip 1,350 m, with Air Tahiti on Friday mornings, about 130 flights a year (Wikipedia FR). The supply ship calls twice a month, carrying copra and citrus to Tahiti. Niau belongs to the commune of Fakarava. 52 km west of Fakarava and 29 km SW of Toau.
Best for
Arranging a kingfisher guide
Nearby
- Niau Atoll and Niau Kingfisher (no pass)2.8 NM away
- Anse Amyot Grottos (Toau)21.4 NM away
- Toau Biosphere Reserve Rules (Fakarava Commune)21.5 NM away
- Anse Amyot Fuel and Water (Toau)22.4 NM away
- Anse Amyot Moorings (Toau)22.4 NM away
- Anse Amyot Outer Wall Drift (Toau)22.4 NM away
- Anse Amyot Reef Snorkel (Toau)22.4 NM away
- Toau Cyclone and Maraamu Season22.4 NM away