Tupai

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Tūpai (Tahitian: Tūpai), also called Motu Iti, is a low-lying atoll in the Society plenger, French Polynesia. It lies 19 km to the north of Bora Bora and belongs to the western Leeward Islands (Îles Sous-le-vent). This small atoll is only 11 km2 in size. Its broad coral reef encloses a shallow sandy lagoon. There are almost continuous long wooded motus on Tūpai's reef. Tūpai has no permanent residents other than some workers on its coconut plantations. A private airfield was inaugurated on Tūpai in 2001, and its use is restricted.

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