Coordinates: 27°36′S 144°20′W / 27.60°S 144.33°W / -27.60; -144.33
Location of Rapa Iti in the Pacific OceanRapa or Rapa Iti (Little Rapa) as it is sometimes called in more recent years (to distinguish it from "Rapa Nui" (Big Rapa), a name for Easter Island), is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo Its area is 40 km2 with a population of almost 500 and a max elevation of 650 m. Its main town is Ahuréi.
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