Ravahere is an atoll of the
Tuamotu Archipelago
The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (, 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, extending (from northwest to ...
in
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ...
. It is located 53 km northwest of
Nengonengo Atoll and it is separated by a 2 km sound from
Marokau 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
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (; 12 November 1729 – 31 August 1811) was a French military officer and explorer. A contemporary of the British explorer James Cook, he served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. B ...
in 1768.
Administration
Ravahere belongs to the
commune of
Hikueru, which consists of the atolls of Hikueru,
Marokau, Ravahere,
Reitoru and
Tekokota.
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
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List of islands
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References
External links
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Photos
Atolls of the Tuamotus
Uninhabited islands of French Polynesia
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