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Two Groups Islands
Îles Deux Groupes
Part of Tuamotus
The Two Groups Islands (French: Îles Deux Groupes [il dø ɡʁup]) is a minor subgroup of the Tuamotus in French Polynesia. It is formed by the atolls of Marokau to the north (populated by 100 people) and the uninhabited Ravahere to the south. The two atolls are separated by a 2 km (1 mi) wide sound.
Overview
The Two Groups Islands (French: Îles Deux Groupes [il dø ɡʁup]) is a minor subgroup of the Tuamotus in French Polynesia. It is formed by the atolls of Marokau to the north (populated by 100 people) and the uninhabited Ravahere to the south. The two atolls are separated by a 2 km (1 mi) wide sound.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands2
- Islets1
- Rocks & skerries1
Major islands
Marokau
- Area
- 216 km²
Marokau is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It lies 53 km southeast of Hikueru Atoll and it is separated by a 2 km wide sound from Ravahere, its closest neighbor in the south.
Ravahere
- Area
- 57.5 km²
Ravahere is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located 53 km northwest of Nengonengo Atoll and it is separated by a 2 km sound from Marokau Atoll, its closest neighbor to the north.
Minor islands
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.99 km²
- High point
- 18 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.96 km²
- High point
- 16 m
Islets
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.06 km²
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Marokau | 216 km² |
| Ravahere | 57.5 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.99 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.96 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |