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Marotiri (Austral Islands)

Marotiri
Marotiri-map.jpg
Marotiri or Bass Rocks
Marotiri is located in French Polynesia
Marotiri
Marotiri
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates 27°55′S 143°26′W / 27.917°S 143.433°W / -27.917; -143.433
Archipelago Australes
Total islands 4
Area 0.0431 km2 (0.0166 sq mi)
Highest elevation 113 m (371 ft)
Highest point Southern Rock
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Austral Islands
Commune Rapa Iti
Demographics
Population Uninhabited (2012)

Marotiri is a group of four uninhabited volcanic rocks protruding from the sea (and several submerged rocks), forming the southeastern end of the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. Marotiri is also known as Bass Rocks (Îlots de Bass in French), maybe according to the name of the European explorer George Bass. Marotiri is very isolated, located about 1,167 km (725 mi) west-south-westward of Pitcairn Island. The closest island is Rapa Iti, 75 km farther northwest, but separated from it by an ocean depth of more than 1,500 meters. The rocks are part of the municipality of Rapa.

The climate is wet temperate. The rocks are almost devoid of vegetation. They are important as a seabird rookery. Fish abound in the adjacent waters. The rocks emerge from a submarine platform 100 meters deep and 5 km in diameter. They lie at a distance between 1.5 and 3 km from one another. The total land area is 43,100 m², which is broken down as follows by the individual rocks:

The southern rock is the largest, with a height of 113 meters at its highest point.



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