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Gambier Islands (Tuamotu and Gambier Islands, French Polynesia)

Îles Gambier

Last modified: 2005-09-10 by ivan sache
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Flag of the Gambier Islands - Image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, after the official construction sheet, 13 January 2004

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Geography and history of the Gambier Islands

Quoting the website of the Presidency of French Polynesia:

The municipality of Gambier is located in the extreme southeastern corner of the Tuamotu archipelago 1,643 kilometers southeast of the island of Tahiti. The municipality is made up of the Gambier Islands Archipelago, the Actéon (or Actaeon) group of islands, and the atolls of Marutea Sud, Maria and Morane. This group of islands and atolls covers an area of 35 square kilometers.
There are four main islands within the Gambier Islands archipelago that share the same lagoon. They are: Mangareva (14 square kilometers), Tara