Atutahi (Penrhyn)
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Atutahi is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the
Cook Islands The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately . The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers of ocean. Avarua is its ...
, in the
South Pacific Ocean South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...
. It is on the southern edge of the atoll, between
Moturakina Moturakina is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands. It lies between Atiati Atiati is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean South is one of the cardinal directions or com ...
and Ahu a Miria. The island contains both a ''
marae A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...
'', ''Te Rupe-tangi-rekareka'', and a stone ellipse.Hiroa (1932), p. 180-182.


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