Mangareva#
Mangareva is the central and largest island of the Gambier Islands. 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 over 1.000. Its largest village on the island, Rikitea, is the chief town of the Gambier Islands.![Mangareva Mangareva](/attach/Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/French_Polynesia/Special_Information/French_Polynesia_-_Overview/Mangareva/scaled-490x350-10-Mangareva002.jpg)
Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Famous black pearls from Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte
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Extracting a black pearl. Mangareva. Photo: H. Horizonte