Island of the Birds

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Island of the Birds is another name for Atiu, a remote volcanic island in the Cook Islands renowned for its rugged limestone caves, rich birdlife, and traditional Polynesian culture.

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Island of the Birds canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral limestone island ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
island ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Atiu ⓘ
archipelago Cook Islands ⓘ
area approximately 27 square kilometres ⓘ
capital Areora (traditional village grouping) ⓘ
climate tropical maritime ⓘ
country Cook Islands ⓘ
Cook Islands ⓘ
culture Polynesian ⓘ
economicActivity eco-tourism ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
elevation approximately 72 metres ⓘ
ethnicGroup Cook Islands Māori ⓘ
fauna introduced bird species ⓘ
native land birds ⓘ
numerous seabird colonies ⓘ
geologicalFeature raised coral limestone (makatea) ring ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasFeature central volcanic plateau ⓘ
coastal cliffs ⓘ
fringing reef ⓘ
rugged limestone caves ⓘ
swampy lowlands ⓘ
hasSettlement Areora ⓘ
Ngatiarua ⓘ
Teenui ⓘ
knownFor rich birdlife ⓘ
rugged limestone caves ⓘ
seclusion and remoteness ⓘ
traditional Polynesian culture ⓘ
languageSpoken Cook Islands Māori (Atiu dialect) ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Cook Islands ⓘ
Polynesia ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nickname Island of the Birds ⓘ
partOf Southern Cook Islands ⓘ
sovereignState New Zealand (in free association via Cook Islands) ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand
timeZone UTC-10:00 ⓘ
tourismAttraction birdwatching ⓘ
cave exploration ⓘ
cultural tours ⓘ
traditionalActivity crafts and weaving ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
taro cultivation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atiu → alsoKnownAs → Island of the Birds ⓘ
Island of the Birds → nickname → Island of the Birds ⓘ