Vahanga

Vahanga
	NASA image by Vahanga
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Tuamotu Archipelago
Geographical location	21 ° 19 ′ S , 136 ° 39 ′ W Coordinates: 21 ° 19 ′ S , 136 ° 39 ′ W
Number of islands	-
Land area	3.82 km²
Lagoon area	5 km²
total area	12.58 km²
Residents	uninhabited

Vahanga is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . Like all atolls of the Actéon group, the atoll belongs administratively to the municipality of Gambier .

The atoll is about 5 km west of Tenarunga , the lagoon Vahangas has no access to the sea. The atoll is 12.58 km² including the lagoon and reef. The land area is 3.82 km². There is an airfield.

Vahanga is completely overgrown with coconut palms and there is also a rich bird life.

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Sailing Directions, Pub 126, "Pacific Islands" NIMA 2002; page-12 (PDF file; 546 kB)
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF VAHANGA ATOLL (PDF file)

Web links

Birds of the atoll (English)
Fauna and flora of the atoll (PDF, English)