Taravai
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Taravai is the second largest island in the Gambier Islands archipelago of French Polynesia, at 5.7 km2. Taravai is about 1.5 km southwest of Mangareva, the largest island of the whole Gambier group, and about 300 m north of the island of Angakauitai. Off its eastern shore lies the tiny rock Îlot Motu-o-ari.
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- Islands.name
- Taravai
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- View of Taravai
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- French Polynesia
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Tuamotus
- Islands.area_km2
- 5.7
- Islands.highest_mount
- (unnamed)
- Islands.elevation_m
- 256
- Islands.country
- France
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- Overseas collectivity
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- French Polynesia
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- Administrative subdivision
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- Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
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- Commune
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- Gambier
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Agonoko
- Islands.population
- 9
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- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Gambier Islands
- Country
- France
- Located in
- French Polynesia
- Population
- 9
- Area
- 5.7
- Elevation
- 87
- Time zone
- UTC−09:00
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Image
- Taravai.JPG
- Width
- 2.4
- Length
- 4.8
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- Gambier Islands
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Taravai is the second largest island in the Gambier Islands archipelago of French Polynesia, at 5.7 km2. Taravai is about 1.5 km southwest of Mangareva, the largest island of the whole Gambier group, and about 300 m north of the island of Angakauitai. Off its eastern shore lies the tiny rock Îlot Motu-o-ari.
The village named Agonoko is located near the main bay on the island's eastern shore. It has a population of 9 (). Former villages were Aga-nui (northwest) and Agakau-i-uta (southeast).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Taravai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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