Raevski Islands
| Raevski Islands | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| archipelago | Tuamotu Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 15 ° 45 ′ S , 144 ° 13 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 3 atolls | |
| Total land area | 9.6 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Raevski Islands (French Îles Raevski ) are a group of islands in the central area of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . The group consists of the three small, uninhabited atolls Hiti , Tepoto Sud and Tuanake . Administratively, the islands belong to the municipality of Makemo and there to the sub-municipality ( "Commune associée" ) Katiu . The total land area of the three atolls is almost 10 km².
The Raevski Islands were discovered in 1820 by the Baltic German seafarer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen , who was in Russian service .