Gambier (municipality)

Ferry from the municipality of Gambier.

Map of the Gambier Islands.

Location of the Tuamotu atolls in the Gambier municipality.

Islands and atolls of the municipality of Gambier.

Gambier is a municipality at the southeast end of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia .

The community consists of the Gambier Islands (five islands and several uninhabited islets in a large lagoon and a separate atoll), seven atolls of the Tuamotus and three submarine reefs south and east of the Gambier Islands. The main town of the municipality is Mangareva. The municipality's INSEE code is 98719. The zip code is 98755.

Atoll or island	main place	Inhabitants 2002	Land area (km²)	Lagoon (km²)	Coordinates
Gambier Islands
Mangareva	Rikitea	870	15.4	-	23 ° 06 ′  S , 134 ° 58 ′  W
Aukena	Purirau	31	1.35	-	23 ° 08 ′  S , 134 ° 54 ′  W
Akamaru	Tokani	11	2.1	-	23 ° 11 ′  S , 134 ° 55 ′  W
Kamaka		4th	0.5	-	23 ° 15 ′  S , 134 ° 57 ′  W
Taravai	Agakono	3	5.7	-	23 ° 09 ′  S , 135 ° 02 ′  W
Isles	-	0	6th	419	23 ° 08 ′  S , 134 ° 57 ′  W
Temoe	-	0	2.1	12	23 ° 21 ′  S , 134 ° 29 ′  W
Tuamotu atolls in the Gambier municipality
Matureivavao	-	0	2.5	18th	21 ° 28 ′  S , 136 ° 24 ′  W
Tenararo	-	0	2	1.6	21 ° 18 ′  S , 136 ° 45 ′  W
Tenarunga	-	0	2.2	5	21 ° 21 ′  S , 136 ° 32 ′  W
Vahanga	-	0	2	5	21 ° 20 ′  S , 136 ° 39 ′  W
Moraine	-	0	2	11	23 ° 09 ′  S , 137 ° 08 ′  W
Marutea Sud	Auorotini	178	14th	112	21 ° 31 ′  S , 135 ° 33 ′  W.
Maria Est	-	0	3	7th	22 ° 01 ′  S , 136 ° 11 ′  W
Submarine reefs
Portland Bank	-	0	0	8th	23 ° 40 ′  S , 134 ° 20 ′  W
Minerve Reef (Ebril)	-	0	0	240	22 ° 40 ′  S , 133 ° 30 ′  W
Bertero reef	-	0	0		22 ° 04 ′  S , 133 ° 37 ′  W.
Gambier municipality	Rikitea	1097	61	591

The four atolls Matureivavao, Tenararo, Tenarunga and Vahanga form the group of the Actéon Islands .

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b} historical village; current settlement not in the same place
2. ^ Motus of the atoll ring and islet in the lagoon
3. ↑ Area of ​​the lagoon in which the Gambier Islands are located
4. ↑ ^{a b} The lagoon areas of the submarine reefs are not included in the total
5. ↑ The Bertero reef reported in 1829 was not found in a search in 2000. Its existence is therefore in doubt http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub126/126sec01.pdf . According to another source, Bertero is another name for the Minerva Reef http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/atollresearchbulletin/issues/00018.pdf

Coordinates: 23 ° 9 ′  S , 134 ° 57 ′  W