Matureivavao

Matureivavao
NASA image by Matureivavao
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Actéon Islands , Tuamotu Archipelago
Geographical location	21 ° 29 ′  S , 136 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 21 ° 29 ′  S , 136 ° 25 ′  W
Number of islands	-
Land area	3.96 km²
Lagoon area	18 km²
total area	28.62 km²
Residents	uninhabited
Map of the atoll

Matureivavao (old name: Melbourne Island ) is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . Matureivavao is the easternmost and largest atoll of the Actéon Islands . Matureivavao is located 15 km west of Marutea Sud and 15 km southeast of Vahanga , the lagoon of the atoll has no navigable entrance to the sea. Administratively, Matureivavao belongs to the municipality of Gambier .

The total area is 28.62 km² (land area, reef and lagoon).

There are a few houses on Matureivavao, but it is not inhabited. In bad weather the sea sloshes over the atoll. The sandy beach of the atoll is bordered by lush vegetation.

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1. ↑ http://www.issg.org/CII/PII/Printer%20friendly%20pages/final.restoration.vahanga.atoll_5ffinal.pdf

• Sailing Directions, Pub 126, Pacific Islands NIMA 2002 ; page 12

Web links

• Image and short description (Engl.) ( Memento of 23 December 2010 at the Internet Archive )
• Bird world of the atoll
• Fauna and flora of the atoll (PDF)