Ravahere is an atoll of the
Tuamotu Archipelago
The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (french: Îles Tuamotu, officially ) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world, extendin ...
in
French Polynesia
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. It is located 53 km northwest of
Nengonengo Atoll and it is separated by a 2 km sound from
Marokau
Marokau is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It lies 53 km southeast of Hikueru Atoll and it is separated by a 2 km wide sound from Ravahere, its closest neighbor in the south.
Marokau and Ravahere form a minor ...
Atoll, its closest neighbor to the north.
Marokau and Ravahere form a minor subgroup of the Tuamotus known as the
Two Groups Islands.
Ravahere Atoll is roughly boomerang-shaped. It measures 20 km in length with a maximum width of 9.5 km. The shallow lagoon has a surface area of 57.5 km
2, but there is no pass to enter it.
Ravahere is permanently uninhabited.
History
The first recorded European who sighted the two neighboring atolls of Marokau and Ravahere was
Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1768.
Administration
Ravahere belongs to the
commune of
Hikueru
Hikueru, Tiveru, or Te Kārena, is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls. The closest land to Hikueru is Tekokota Atoll, located 22 km to the north.
Hikueru Atoll's shape is roughly oval and it is 15 km in length and 9.5 km in width. ...
, which consists of the atolls of Hikueru,
Marokau
Marokau is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It lies 53 km southeast of Hikueru Atoll and it is separated by a 2 km wide sound from Ravahere, its closest neighbor in the south.
Marokau and Ravahere form a minor ...
, Ravahere,
Reitoru
Reitoru, or Te Pirehi, is a small atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located in center of the archipelago, 50 km southwest of Hikueru.
The inner lagoon is closed and is inaccessible from the ocean. The total surface ...
and
Tekokota
Tekokota is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls, located close to the geographic center of the archipelago.
Tekokota Atoll is one of the smallest atolls of the Tuamotus. Its islands have a total land mass of only .
Tekokota's shape is roughly ova ...
.
Gallery
Marokau Atoll.jpg, Map of Marokau and Ravahere atolls
Ravahere.JPG, NASA picture of Ravahere atoll
See also
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Desert island
A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereot ...
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List of islands
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References
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Photos
Atolls of the Tuamotus
Uninhabited islands of French Polynesia
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