Anuanurunga
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Islands
Anuanurunga[1] is an atoll in French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Anuanurunga's nearest neighbor is Nukutepipi, which is located about Script error: No such module "convert". to the ESE.
Anuanurunga is a very small atoll. It is ring-shaped, measuring approximately Script error: No such module "convert".in diameter with a total area of Script error: No such module "convert".. Its reef is quite broad, enclosing completely the small lagoon. There are four relatively large islands on its reef, as well as a few small motu.
Anuanurunga Atoll is currently uninhabited.
History
First sighting recorded by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós on 4 February 1606. With the other three atolls of the Duke of Gloucester Islands they were named Cuatro Coronas (Four Crowns in Spanish).[2]
British naval officer and explorer Philip Carteret visited it in 1767. He named this atoll Four Crowns.[3]
Administration
Administratively the four atolls of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, including the uninhabited ones of Anuanuruga, Anuanuraro and Nukutepipi, belong to the commune of Hereheretue, which is associated to the Hao commune.
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- OceandotsTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Diversity of the French Polynesian atolls
External links
Script error: No such module "Navbox".