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Trivia edit
This is claimed to be the nearest land to the point on earth which is directly antipodal to Mecca.... AnonMoos 18:11, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
- I found this page by looking for that point - according to Google Maps it appears to be true 90.240.210.250 22:01, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Name meaning?? edit
What is the origin of the name?.. and in what language is it?--Mando Salama (talk) 04:11, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Presumably in some form of Polynesian... AnonMoos (talk) 07:30, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for the tip. Apparently (Te Matangi) = (The Wind)
"Polynesian Seafaring and Navigation: Ocean Travel in Anutan Culture and Society By Richard Feinberg PP192" --Mando Salama (talk) 09:35, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Forestation edit
Is there any information available on the grid-like growth of trees all over the atoll? Who planted the trees when? ♆ CUSH ♆ 08:27, 5 July 2014 (UTC)