Okakara

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Okakara is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. [1] It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Mahuta and Rakahanga Island.

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References

  1. Liu, Chuang; shi, Ruixiang; Chen, Lijun. "Rakahanga Atoll". Global Change Data Repository. doi:10.3974/geodb.2019.01.12.V1 . Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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