page_title: Mangareva
hierarchical_section_title: Mangareva
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: NASA-Astronautenbild von Mangareva, Gambier-Inseln, Französisch-Polynesien English: NASA astronaut image of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia Русский: Космический снимок НАСА острова Мангарева (Острова Гамбье, Французская Полинезия)
context_page_description: Mangareva is the central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. It is surrounded by smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest, Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north. Mangareva has a permanent population of 1,239 and the largest village on the island, Rikitea, is the chief town of the Gambier Islands.
  The island is approximately 8 kilometres long and, at 15.4 square kilometres, it comprises about 56% of the land area of the whole Gambier group. Mangareva has a high central ridge which runs the length of the island. The highest point in the Gambiers is Mt. Duff, on Mangareva, rising to 441 metres along the island's south coast. The island has a large lagoon 24 kilometres in diameter containing reefs whose fish and shellfish helped ancient islanders survive much more successfully than on nearby islands with no reefs.
context_section_description: Mangareva is the central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. It is surrounded by smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest, Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north. Mangareva has a permanent population of 1,239 (2012) and the largest village on the island, Rikitea, is the chief town of the Gambier Islands.
  The island is approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long and, at 15.4 square kilometres (5.9 sq mi), it comprises about 56% of the land area of the whole Gambier group.  Mangareva has a high central ridge which runs the length of the island. The highest point in the Gambiers is Mt. Duff, on Mangareva, rising to 441 metres (1,447 ft) along the island's south coast. The island has a large lagoon 24 kilometres (15 mi) in diameter containing reefs whose fish and shellfish helped ancient islanders survive much more successfully than on nearby islands with no reefs.
caption: NASA picture of Mangareva Island
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