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The Acteon Group (Groupe Actéon) is a rather isolated and uninhabited subgroup in the far southeast of the Tuamotu atoll group in French Polynesia. It is located about 1,400 km (870 mi) east-southeast of Tahiti at latitude: 21° 17' 60 S, longitude: 136° 29' W.[1]
Native name: Îles Acteon | |
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 The Acteon Islands lie north west of the Gambier Islands | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Polynesia |
| Total islands | 4 |
| Major islands | Tenarunga, Vahanga |
| Area | 13.46 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Atolls
The Acteon Group includes four atolls of relatively small size:
None of the islands on these atolls have permanent inhabitants.
History
The first recorded European to sight the Acteon Group was Pedro Fernández de Quirós on 5 February 1605. He described the group as "four atolls crowned by coconut palms". On the different texts describing his voyage by other members of this Spanish expedition they were charted as "Las Cuatro Coronadas" (The four Crowned), "Las Cuatro Hermanas" (The Four Sisters), "Las Virgenes" (The Virgins) or "Las Anegadas" (The Flooded ones).[2]
The rediscovery of Acteon Group is generally credited to Thomas Ebrill, captain of the Tahitian trading vessel Amphitrite, who discovered these islands in 1833. However, they were sighted by Hugh Cuming on his ship Discoverer, Captain Samuel Grimwood, on 14 March 1828 [Source: Cuming's log].
They were named four years later by Lord Edward Russell – commander of HMS Actaeon – after his vessel. In January 1983 these atolls were struck by Severe Tropical Cyclone Nano.[3]
Administration
Administratively the four atolls of the Acteon group belong to the commune of Gambier.
References
- "Oceandots – Actéon". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.136.
- Dupon, Jean-Francois (1984). "Where the exception confirms the rule: The cyclones on 1982-1983 in French Polynesia" (PDF). Disasters. 8 (1): 34–47. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
External links
Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier Islands of French Polynesia | |||
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[de] Actéon-Inseln
Die Actéon-Inseln (französisch Îles du groupe Actéon oder vereinfacht Groupe Actéon) sind eine Inselgruppe im Tuamotu-Archipel in Französisch-Polynesien. Sie liegen im südöstlichsten Bereich des Archipels und gehören administrativ bereits zur Gemeinde Gambier der Gambierinseln, von denen sie etwa 225 Kilometer entfernt liegen.- [en] Acteon Group
[es] Grupo Acteón
El grupo Acteón (en francés: Groupe Actéon) es un conjunto de cuatro atolones situados al sur del archipiélago Tuamotu, en la Polinesia Francesa.[fr] Groupe Actéon
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