- Ravahere
Ravahere is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in
French Polynesia . It is located 53 km northwest ofNengonengo Atoll and it is separated by a 2 km sound fromMarokau 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 18 km in length with a maximum width of 7.5 km. The shallow lagoon has a surface of 50 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. [cite web | url=http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/jcr/~boug2.html | title=A short biography of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville | last=Robson | first = John | year=2005 | accessdate=2008-03-03]Administration
Ravahere belongs to the commune of
Hikueru , which consists of the atolls of Hikueru,Marokau ,Ravahere ,Reitoru andTekokota .References
* [http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/tuamotu/ravahere.htm Ravahere on Oceandots.com]
* [http://www.wayn.com/waynphotos.html?wci=photo&photo_key=14179284 Photos]External links
* [http://www.pacific-image.pf/pages/boutic/dboutic_cdrom_sp132.html Atoll list (in French)]
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