Nukutepipi

Nukutepipi
NASA image of Nukutepipi
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Îles du Duc de Gloucester , Tuamotu Archipelago
Geographical location	20 ° 42 ′  S , 143 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 20 ° 42 ′  S , 143 ° 3 ′  W
Number of islands	5
Main island	Nukutepipi
length	3.5 km
Land area	60 ha
Lagoon area	1.3 km²
total area	5 km²
Residents	uninhabited
Map of Nukutepipi

Nukutepipi (also Nukutipipi , old name: Margaret Island ) is a small, uninhabited atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean . Politically, it belongs to French Polynesia and is assigned to the municipality of Hao , and in it to the sub-municipality ( commune associée ) Héréhérétué .

Nukutepipi is located about 30 km southeast of the neighboring atoll Anuanurunga and is thus the southeasternmost atoll of the group of the Îles du Duc de Gloucester . Nukutepipi is a slightly elliptical atoll with a largely closed fringing reef , on which small motus rest in the east and north . The land area is around 0.6 km², that of the lagoon around 1.3 km². There is a runway on the eastern motu.

Others

In November 2019 , Guy Laliberté , a Canadian artist, billionaire, space tourist and founder of Cirque du Soleil in French Polynesia was arrested for growing cannabis on his private island, Nukutepipi . Laliberté argues with medicinal and purely personal use.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Der Standard of Nov. 13, 2019: Cirque du Soleil founder grew cannabis on a private island
2. ↑ Rundschau Online from Nov. 13, 2019: Cannabis plantation on private island - billionaire arrested after landing by private jet