Two Groups Islands

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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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]

Administration

Administratively the Two Groups Islands belong to the commune of Hikueru, which consists of the atolls of Hikueru, Marokau, Ravahere, Reitoru and Tekokota.

References

  1. ^ Oceandots - Ravahere
  2. ^ Oceandots - Marokau
  3. ^ Geonames - Îles Deux Groupes
  4. ^ Photo satellite des Îles Deux Groupes (Archipel des Tuamotu)
  5. ^ 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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