Raivavae

Raivavae (Tahitian: Ra‘ivāvae /ra.ʔi.va:va.e/) is one of the Austral Islands in French Polynesia. Its total land area including offshore islets is . At the 2022 census, it had a population of 900. The island is of volcanic origin, and rises to elevation at Mont Hiro.

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It is catalogued under topics including Communes of French Polynesia and Islands of the Austral Islands.

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French commune.name: Raivavae
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Raivavae.jpg
French commune.caption: NASA astronaut photo of Raivavae island, 2001
French commune.map: Austral isl Raivavae.PNG
French commune.image flag: Flag of Raivavae.svg
French commune.administrative subdivision: Austral Islands
French commune.utc offset: −10:00
French commune.INSEE: 98739
French commune.postal code: 98750
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 437
French commune.area km2: 17.9
French commune.population: 900
French commune.population date: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Area: 14.95
Elevation: 437
Image: Raivavae ISS006 -1.jpg

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Commons category: Raivavae (island)
time of discovery or invention: 1775-02-05

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==History== The first sighting by Europeans was recorded by the Spanish naval officer Tomás Gayangos on board of the frigate El Aguila on 5 February 1775. Gayangos had taken over the command of the expedition of Domingo de Bonechea of 1774 after his death in Tahiti and was returning to the Viceroyalty of Peru. The main source describing this sighting is that of José Andía y Varela, pilot of the packet boat Jupiter that accompanied El Aguila in this return trip. On 6 February, a boat was sent in, and made contact with the inhabitants at the shore edge, but landing was not made. Raivavae was charted as Santa Rosa by the Spaniards, who recorded as Oraibaba the name of the island said by the inhabitants.

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