Ravahere
| File:RavahereISS009-E-6062b.PNG NASA picture of Ravahere Atoll | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
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| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi) (lagoon) 7 km2 (3 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Width | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
| Administration | |
File:Flag of France.svg France | |
| Overseas collectivity | File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Hikueru |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Ravahere is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. 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 km2, but there is no pass to enter it.
Ravahere is permanently uninhabited.
History
[edit | edit source]The first recorded European who sighted the two neighboring atolls of Marokau and Ravahere was Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1768.[2]
Administration
[edit | edit source]Ravahere belongs to the commune of Hikueru, which consists of the atolls of Hikueru, Marokau, Ravahere, Reitoru and Tekokota.
Gallery
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Map of Marokau and Ravahere atolls
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NASA picture of Ravahere atoll
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Ravahere on Oceandots.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- Photos[permanent dead link]
- Atoll list (in French)
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