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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.

Ravahere

NASA picture of Ravahere Atoll
Ravahere
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	18°13′S 142°09′W
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
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Tuamotus
Commune	Hikueru
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited[1] (2012)

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

The first recorded European who sighted the two neighboring atolls of Marokau and Ravahere was Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1768.[2]

Administration

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

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

External links

• Ravahere on Oceandots.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
• Photos
• Atoll list (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Ravahere

Ravahere (alter Name: Dawhaida oder Dawhaida Island) ist ein unbewohntes Atoll des Tuamotu-Archipels in Französisch-Polynesien. Es liegt 53 km nordwestlich von Nengonengo entfernt und ist nur durch eine 2 km breite Wasserstraße von Marokau getrennt. Die bumerangähnliche Insel hat eine Länge von 18 km Länge mit maximal 7,5 km Breite. Die Lagune des Atolls hat keinen schiffbaren Zugang zum Meer.

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- [en] Ravahere

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[fr] Ravahere

Ravahere est un atoll situé dans l'archipel des Tuamotu en Polynésie française qui constitue avec Marokau, distant au nord de 2 km, le sous-groupe des Îles Deux Groupes[2]. Il fait administrativement partie de la commune de Hikueru.

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[it] Ravahere

Ravahere è un atollo appartenente all'arcipelago delle Isole Tuamotu nella Polinesia francese, localizzato 53 km a nord-ovest dell'atollo di Nengo Nengo. È separato da uno stretto ampio 2 km dall'atollo di Marokau, la terra più prossima a nord.

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[ru] Равахере

Равахере (фр. Ravahere) — атолл в архипелаге Туамоту (Французская Полинезия) в группе островов Дье-Груп. Расположен в 2 км к югу от атолла Марокау.

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