Hararanga - is a rectangular atoll with a three by one and a half mile wide lagoon having encircling landforms lying near the reef. The settlement, Matara, is near the southwest opening in the reef, which is only large enough for small ships and ocean going yachts. There is a wharf where they can tie up and about 40 houses in the settlement on the southern motu. The airstrip lies on the western motu, but is infrequently used as Manihiki is only 25 miles away.
Most visitors come by boat.
Their economy comes from the sale of copra, the fiber of dried coconut. In addition to the coconut trees, breadfruit are also in great quantity as well as a coarse tuber called puraka used as a vegetable in the local diet. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without written permission.