Makaroa
Island in French Polynesia
23°13′08″S 134°58′16″W / 23.21889°S 134.97111°W / -23.21889; -134.97111France
Makaroa is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, 8.5 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Makaroa is about 1.3 km (1 mi) in length and has a small rocky islet off its NW point.
Makaroa is uninhabited. It is a jagged and barren island with a maximum height of 138 m. 1.8 km (1 mi) to the SSE lies Kamaka Island.[2]
In 2015 a conservation campaign resulted in the eradication of rats from the island.[3]
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