Makatea Island FP (Repost)
Makatea Island - Landsat Image S-02-15_2000
Makatea Island - Marplot Map
Makatea Island - Marplot Map with Contours South (1-31,250)
Makatea Island - Marplot Map with Contours North (1-31,250)
Makatea Island (15˚50'S., 148˚15'W.) is an island about 4 miles in extent in a NW-SE direction. The highest point of the island, 110m high, is near its N extremity. The island can be seen at 20 miles. Cliffs border the island and at the foot there is a narrow strip of low ground which is covered with coconut trees. (SD Pub-126)
Islands throughout the Tuamotus are typically low-lying atolls, maybe 4 to 5-meters high. There is, however, the occasional island that is different in geologic structure. Makatea Island is one of these "different" islands. The island type is called "makatea" which is a dramatically uplifted island. This island has cliffs that are 80-meters high. A French Polynesian website titled "Makatea" is a tremendous source of information about the above specific island. It tells the story of phospate mining in the center of the island. A practice that ended in 1966. The island is reported to be uninhabited. Photographs of the island depict dramatic cliffs the make up much of the island's shoreline.
The mapping of the island was fast, as the image is cloud-free and the shoreline relatively uncomplicated. The most difficult feature to map was the sand features and the phosphate extraction scar in the center of the island.
Enjoy!
Labels: atoll, EVS, Global Mapper, island, Landsat, map, Marplot, Pacific, Polynesia, Tuamotus
