Raeffsky Islands

Raeffsky Islands

The Raeffsky Islands (Îles Raéffsky or Îles Raevski) is a subgroup of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. They are located roughly in the central area of the main Tuamotu atoll cluster. (Latitude: 16° 45' 0 S, Longitude: 144° 13' 60 W)

The Raeffsky Islands include the following atolls:

*Anaa
*Faaite
*Fakarava
*Katiu
*Makemo
*Haraiki
*Marutea Nord
*Tuanake
*Hiti
*Motutunga
*Raraka
*Raroia
*Tahanea
*Takume
*Tepoto
*Taenga
*Nihiru

The most important atolls are Anaa, Fakarava and Makemo.

Administration

Administratively there are two communes in the Raeffsky Islands:

*Anaa, which includes the atolls of Anaa, Faaite, Motutunga and Tahanea, has a total population of 639 inhabitants according to the 2002 census.

*Makemo, which includes the atolls of Makemo, Haraiki, Marutea Nord, Katiu, Tuanake, Hiti, Tepoto Sud, Raroia, Takume, Taenga and Nihiru, has a total population of 964 inhabitants according to the 2002 census.

References

* [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/french_polynesia/map/m1897394/raeffsky.html]
* [http://wikimapia.org/5895804/Raeffsky_Islands_Îles_Raéffsky Map]


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