 NASA picture of Tenarunga Atoll | |
  Tenarunga | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 21°19′S136°32′W / 21.317°S 136.533°W /-21.317; -136.533 |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) (lagoon) 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) (above water) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Gambier |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 10-50[1] (2022) |
Tenarunga orTenania, previouslyNarunga[2] and formerlyMinto Island,[3] is a low, woodedatoll in theActeon Group in the southeastern part of theTuamotu Islands inFrench Polynesia. It is administratively a part of theGambier Islands. The atoll has a population of between 10 and 50 people.[1]
Tenarunga is located 15 kilometres (9 miles) northwest ofMatureivavao, 6 kilometres (4 miles) west ofVahanga and 1,375 kilometres (854 miles) southeast ofTahiti. It has a land area of 2.3 square kilometres (0.9 square miles) and a total area (lagoon inclusive) of 5 square kilometres (2 square miles). There are some buildings and a dock located on the north-east side of the island, indicating former and/or seasonal habitation.
The atoll's lagoon is not accessible from the sea.
The first recorded sighting of this atoll was made during the Spanish expedition of the Portuguese navigatorPedro Fernández de Quirós on 5 February 1606 under the nameLas Cuatro Coronadas (the "four crowned" (by coconut palms));[4][5] however, these observations were not fully documented. As such, the first unambiguous approach to the island was made on 14 March 1828 by the collectorHugh Cuming in his shipThe Discoverer, captained by Samuel Grimwood. The next visit was in 1833 by the navigatorThomas Ebrill on his merchant's vesselAmphitrite and again in 1837 byLord Edward Russell, commander of theH.M.S Actaeon, the name given to the group.[6][7]
The island is home to many rare species including theTuamotu sandpiper.[8]
In 2015 a conservation campaign resulted in the eradication of rats from the island.[9]
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