Anuanurunga

Anuanurunga is an atoll in French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Anuanurunga's nearest neighbor is Nukutepipi, which is located about 22 km to the ESE.

Anuanurunga is a very small atoll. It is ring-shaped, measuring approximately 3.3 km in diameter. Its reef is quite broad, enclosing completely the small lagoon. There are four relatively large islands on its reef, as well as a few small motu.

Anuanurunga Atoll is uninhabited.

History

The first recorded European to sight Anuanurunga Atoll was British naval officer and explorer Philip Carteret in 1767. He named this atoll "Four Crowns". [ [http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Chapters/Index.shtml?SKU=0810853957&Site=scarecrowpress&Title=Historical%2... Sample Chapter(s) for Historical%2 ] ]

Administration

Administratively the four atolls of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, including the uninhabited ones of Anuanuruga, Anuanuraro and Nukutepipi, belong to the commune of Hereheretue, which is associated to the Hao commune.

References

* [http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/anuanurunga.htm]
* [http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/IRD/atollpol/irdpoly/ukdivato.htm Diversity of the French Polynesian atolls]

External links

* [http://www.pacific-image.pf/pages/boutic/dboutic_cdrom_sp132.html Atoll list (in French)]