Rekareka, Tehuata or Tu-henua, is an atoll of the
Tuamotu Archipelago in
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ...
. It is located in the Centre East of the group, 83 km southeast from
Raroia,
and lies 70 km NW of Tauere, its nearest neighbor. The shoal water of this small atoll extends 0.8 km seaward from its northern, western, and southern sides, and about 1.3 km from its south-eastern side. Rekareka has no fresh water and is uninhabited.
History
Portuguese explorer serving the Spanish Crown
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós () (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. He is best known for leading several Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595–1596 voyage of Álvaro de Mendaña y ...
sighted Rekareka during his Pacific expedition on February 13, 1606. The Spaniards named this island "La Sagitaria" and reported that it was inhabited at that time.
In some maps this island also appears as "Bonne Esperance" and "Good Hope".
Administration
Administratively Rekareka belongs to the commune of
Amanu which includes the atolls of Rekareka (uninhabited) and
Tauere.
The Amanu commune is associated with the
Hao commune.
See also
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Desert island
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List of islands
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References
Atolls of the Tuamotus
Uninhabited islands of French Polynesia
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