Mangareva
Mangareva is the central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. It is surrounded by smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest, Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north.- Island
- …has about 1,240 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (270 feet)
- Description: central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia
- Also known as“Île Mangareva”“Magareva”“Mangarava”“Mangareva Island”“Mangarewa”“Peard Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral of Saint Michael and Mount Duff.
Cathedral of Saint Michael
Church
St. Michael's Cathedral, also known as the Rikitea…
Mount Duff
Peak
Mount Duff, also called Auorotini in the Mangarevan… Mount Duff is situated 3 km south of Mangareva.
Rumarei
Islet
Rumarei is an island of the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia. Rumarei is situated 2½ km southwest of Mangareva.
Mangareva
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Latitude
-23.10224° or 23° 6′ 8″ south
Longitude
-134.96703° or 134° 58′ 1″ west
Open location code
5487V2XM+45
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Mari—“Mangareva” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Mangareva”
- Basque: “Mangareva”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Мангарэва”
- Belarusian: “Мангарэва”
- Catalan: “Mangareva”
- Cebuano: “Île Mangareva”
- Chinese: “芒阿雷瓦岛”
- Czech: “Mangareva”
- Dutch: “Mangareva”
- Estonian: “Mangareva”
- Finnish: “Mangareva”
- French: “île Mangareva”
- French: “Mangareva”
- Galician: “Illa Mangareva”
- German: “Mangareva”
- Hebrew: “מנגארווה”
- Icelandic: “Mangareva”
- Indonesian: “Mangareva”
- Italian: “Mangareva”
- Japanese: “マンガレヴァ島”
- Lithuanian: “Mangareva”
- Luxembourgish: “Angauru”
- Luxembourgish: “Mangareva”
- Luxembourgish: “Peard‘s Island (Beechey)”
- Luxembourgish: “Peard”
- Luxembourgish: “Raroata”
- Macedonian: “Мангарева”
- Northern Frisian: “Mangareva”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mangareva”
- Norwegian: “Mangareva”
- Persian: “مانگاروا”
- Pitcairn-Norfolk: “Mangareva”
- Polish: “Mangareva”
- Portuguese: “Mangareva”
- Russian: “Мангарева”
- Slovenian: “Mangareva”
- Spanish: “Mangareva”
- Swedish: “Mangareva”
- Tahitian: “Ma’areva”
- Ukrainian: “Мангарева”
- Urdu: “مانگاریوا”
- Western Mari: “Мангарева”
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Notable Places Nearby
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French Polynesia: Highlights
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