Aukena
Sign in to saveAukena is the 5th largest of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. Aukena is located about halfway between Mangareva and Akamaru, or about 5 km southeast of Mangareva, which is the largest island of the whole Gambier Islands archipelago. Aukena is approximately 2.5 km long and about 0.5 km wide, with a total area of 1.35 km2.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Aukena is referenced by 122 other articles, and connects out to Akamaru Island, Pacific Ocean and geographic coordinate system.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle_region, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Islands of the Gambier Islands.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Aukena
- Islands.image_name
- Aukena1.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- View of Aukena from Mangareva
- Islands.map
- French Polynesia
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Tuamotus
- Islands.area_km2
- 1.35
- Islands.length_km
- 2.5
- Islands.width_km
- 0.5
- Islands.highest_mount
- (unnamed)
- Islands.elevation_m
- 198
- Islands.country
- France
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Overseas collectivity
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- French Polynesia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Administrative subdivision
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Commune
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Gambier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Gambier Islands
- Country
- France
- Located in
- French Polynesia
- Population
- 31
- Area
- 1.35
- Time zone
- UTC−09:00
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Image
- Aukena1.jpg
- Width
- 1.1
- Length
- 3.2
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- Aukena
- located in/on physical feature
- Gambier Islands
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Aukena is the 5th largest of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. Aukena is located about halfway between Mangareva and Akamaru, or about 5 km southeast of Mangareva, which is the largest island of the whole Gambier Islands archipelago. Aukena is approximately 2.5 km long and about 0.5 km wide, with a total area of 1.35 km2.
Mangarevan oral tradition first mentions the island in the fourteenth century, and archeological excavations show that it has been inhabited since that time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aukena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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