Matureivavao

Matureivavao
NASA picture of Matureivavao Atoll
Matureivavao is located in French Polynesia
Matureivavao
Matureivavao
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates21°29′S 136°25′W / 21.483°S 136.417°W / -21.483; -136.417
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)  (lagoon)
2.5 km2 (1 sq mi) (above water)
Length6.6 km (4.1 mi)
Width4.6 km (2.86 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
CommuneGambier
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited[1] (2012)
Map of Matureivavao Atoll.

Matureivavao, or Maturei-vavao[2] is an uninhabited atoll in the Acteon Group in the southeastern part of the Tuamotu Islands. It is the largest atoll within the Acteon Group, and like others in this group, is administratively part of the commune of the Gambier Islands.

  1. ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Retrieved 7 January 2015.