Vanavana

Vanavana
Geography
NASA picture of Vanavana Atoll
Vanavana
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	20°47′S 139°10′W / 20.783°S 139.167°W / -20.783; -139.167
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	6 km² (2.3 sq mi) (lagoon) 5 km² (2 sq mi) (above water)
Length	3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Width	2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Tuamotus
Commune	Tureia
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited^[1] (2012)

Vanavana, Kurataki, or Huataki is an atoll in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Vanavana's nearest neighbour is Tureia, which is located 58 kilometres (36 miles) to the east.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Vanavana is a small oval-shaped atoll. It measures approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) in length, has a maximum width of 2.2 kilometres (1.4 miles) and a land area of approximately 5 square kilometres (1.9 square miles). Its reef encloses completely the deep lagoon, which is 6 square kilometres (2.3 square miles). There is one hook-shaped large island in the north and another in the south of its reef.

Vanavana Atoll is uninhabited; however, buildings on the northern end of the island are present.

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History

The first recorded European to arrive at Vanavana was British mariner Captain Frederick Beechey in 1826. He named this atoll "Barrow Island", after Sir John Barrow.^[5]

Administration

Administratively Vanavana Atoll belongs to the commune of Tureia, which includes the atolls of Tureia, Fangataufa, Moruroa, Tematangi and Vanavana.

References

^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
^ Vanavana
^ Map of Vanavana
^ Atoll names
^ "History". Archived from the original on 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2006-10-10.