Kamaka Island
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Kamaka is an island in the Gambier Islands
of French Polynesia
located at 23°14′39"S 134°57′30"W, 11.7 km south of Mangareva
within the same lagoon
. Kamaka is about 1 km in length and has a maximum width of 700 m.
1.8 km to the NNW rises barren and rugged Makaroa
island and off Kamaka's northeastern shore lies the small Manui islet.
Like Taravai
, Kamaka has only a residual permanent population, which in Kamaka's case is of 4 inhabitants.
Gambier Islands
There was a time when the Gambiers hosted a population of several thousand people and traded with other island groups including the Marquesas, the Society Islands and Pitcairn Islands...
of French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
located at 23°14′39"S 134°57′30"W, 11.7 km south of Mangareva
Mangareva
Mangareva is the central and most important island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. It is surrounded by smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest, Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north...
within the same lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
. Kamaka is about 1 km in length and has a maximum width of 700 m.
1.8 km to the NNW rises barren and rugged Makaroa
Makaroa
Makaroa is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, located at , 8.5 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Makaroa is about 1.3 km in length and has a small rocky islet off its NW point....
island and off Kamaka's northeastern shore lies the small Manui islet.
Like Taravai
Taravai
Taravai is the second largest island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, at 5.7 km². Taravai is located at , about 1.5 km southwest of Mangareva, and about 300 m north of the island of Angakauitai. Off its eastern shore lies the tiny rock Îlot Motu-o-ari.The village named Agonoko...
, Kamaka has only a residual permanent population, which in Kamaka's case is of 4 inhabitants.