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    Acteon Group

    Groupe Actéon

    Part of Tuamotus and Gambier Islands

    The Acteon Group (Groupe Actéon) is a rather isolated and uninhabited subgroup in the far southeast of the Tuamotu atoll group in French Polynesia. It is located about 1,400 km (870 mi) east-southeast of Tahiti at latitude: 21° 17' 60 S, longitude: 136° 29' W.

    Overview

    The Acteon Group (Groupe Actéon) is a rather isolated and uninhabited subgroup in the far southeast of the Tuamotu atoll group in French Polynesia. It is located about 1,400 km (870 mi) east-southeast of Tahiti at latitude: 21° 17' 60 S, longitude: 136° 29' W.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    3

    • Matureivavao

      Area
      18 km²

      Matureivavao, or Maturei-vavao is an uninhabited atoll in the Acteon Group in the southeastern part of the Tuamotu Islands. It is the largest atoll within the Acteon Group, and like others in this group, is administratively part of the commune of the Gambier Islands.

    • Tenarunga

      Area
      10.5 km²
      High point
      16 m

      Tenarunga or Tenania, previously Narunga and formerly Minto Island, is a low, wooded atoll in the Acteon Group in the southeastern part of the Tuamotu Islands in French Polynesia. It is administratively a part of the Gambier Islands. The atoll has a population of between 10 and 50 people.

    • Vahanga

      Area
      9.8 km²
      High point
      14 m

      Vahanga is a small uninhabited atoll part of the Acteon Group in the Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia and belongs to the municipality of the Gambier Islands.

    Minor islands

    1

    • Tenararo

      Area
      2 km²

    Also in the area

    11

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island16 m · 2.7 km²
    • Unnamed island19 m · 2.1 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 1.1 km²
    • Unnamed island18 m · 0.78 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.13 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.7 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m20 m16 mTenarunga14 mVahanga
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1110100Matureivavao: 18 km²MatureivavaoTenarunga: 10.5 km²TenarungaVahanga: 9.8 km²VahangaUnnamed island: 2.7 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 2.1 km²Unnamed islandTenararo: 2 km²TenararoUnnamed island: 1.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.78 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Matureivavao18 km²
    Tenarunga10.5 km²
    Vahanga9.8 km²
    Unnamed island2.7 km²
    Unnamed island2.1 km²
    Tenararo2 km²
    Unnamed island1.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.78 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.7 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia