Mangareva

Mangareva is the central and largest island of the in . It is surrounded by smaller islands: in the southwest, and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north.
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  • 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.
St. Michael's Cathedral, also known as the Rikitea…
, also called Auorotini in the Mangarevan… is situated 3 km south of Mangareva.
is an island of the of . is situated 2½ km southwest of 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
Geo­Names ID
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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kirimiro and Atihoi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mont Mukotaka and Pointe Tasgairi.

French Polynesia: Highlights

Learn more about Marquesas Islands and Papeete.
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