Two Groups Islands
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Coordinates: 18°08′S 142°15′W / 18.133°S 142.25°W
Two Groups
Location of the Two Groups Islands in the Pacific Ocean
The Two Groups Islands (French: Îles Deux Groupes) is a minor subgroup of the Tuamotus in French Polynesia. It is formed by the atolls of Marokau[1] and Ravahere.[2]
Marokau lies to the north and Ravahere to the south. The two atolls are separated by a 2 km (1 mi) wide sound.[3]
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[edit] History
These two neighboring atolls were discovered by Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1768.[4] It was James Cook, however, who named them "Two Groups" the following year. He described Marokau and Revahere as a "chain of islands linked by reefs".[5]
[edit] Administration
Administratively the Two Groups Islands belong to the commune of Hikueru, which consists of the atolls of Hikueru, Marokau, Ravahere, Reitoru and Tekokota.
[edit] References
- ^ Oceandots - Ravahere
- ^ Oceandots - Marokau
- ^ Geonames - Îles Deux Groupes
- ^ Photo satellite des Îles Deux Groupes (Archipel des Tuamotu)
- ^ Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu et al. Discoveries of the French in 1768 and 1769, to the south-east of New Guinea, J. Stockdale, 1791
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