Places
- Motu (geography), a reef islet formed by broken coral and sand surrounding an atoll
- Motu Nao, Marquesas Islands
- Motu Nui, near Easter Island
- Motu Oa, Marquesas Islands
- Motu Paahi, French Polynesia
- Motu River, New Zealand
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