 NASA picture of Vanavana Atoll | |
  Vanavana | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°47′S139°10′W / 20.783°S 139.167°W /-20.783; -139.167 |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) (lagoon) 5 km2 (2 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
| Width | 2.2 km (1.37 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Tureia |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[1] (2012) |
Vanavana,Kurataki, orHuataki is anatoll in the southeastern area of theTuamotu Archipelago,French Polynesia. Vanavana's nearest neighbour isTureia, which is located 58 kilometres (36 miles) to the east.[2][3][4]
Vanavana is a small oval-shaped atoll. It measures approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) in length, has a maximum width of 2.2 kilometres (1.4 miles) and a land area of approximately 5 square kilometres (1.9 square miles). Its reef encloses completely the deep lagoon, which is 6 square kilometres (2.3 square miles). There is one hook-shaped large island in the north and another in the south of its reef.
Vanavana Atoll is uninhabited; however, buildings on the northern end of the island are present.
The first recorded European to arrive at Vanavana was British mariner CaptainFrederick Beechey in 1826. He named this atoll "Barrow Island", afterSir John Barrow.[5]
Administratively Vanavana Atoll belongs to thecommune ofTureia, which includes the atolls of Tureia,Fangataufa,Moruroa,Tematangi and Vanavana.
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