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The Gambier Islands are an archipelago in French Polynesia, located at the southeast terminus of the Tuamotu archipelago. They cover an area of 27.8 km2 or 10.7 sq mi, and are made up of the Mangareva
St. Peter's Catholic Chapel, Rikitea, where King Joseph Gregory and his father Maputeoa are buried.
Akamaru Island
Totegegie Airport, Gambier Islands
Rikitea Town Hall
Rikitea
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Rikitea is a small town on Mangareva, an island in the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. A majority of the islanders live in Rikitea. The island was a protectorate of France in 1871 and was annexed
Gambier Islands
…and the Tokorua group. The Mangareva Islands have a land area of 25.71 km2, with a population of 1,431 people at the 2017 census. The primary town is Rikitea, located on Mangareva, as is the highest point in the Gambiers, Mt. Duff, rising to 441 metres (1,447 ft) along that island's south coast. The islands…
View of Rikitea
Rikitea in the foreground and Mont Duff in the background
St. Michael's Cathedral
Meteorological station