 NASA picture of Matureivavao Atoll | |
  Matureivavao | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 21°29′S 136°25′W / 21.483°S 136.417°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) (lagoon) 2.5 km2 (1 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Width | 4.6 km (2.86 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Gambier Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
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.
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ 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.