Gambier Islands

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The Gambier Islands are a remote archipelago in French Polynesia known for their rugged volcanic landscapes, pearl farming, and role as a historical Catholic mission center in the South Pacific.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island group
adminCenter Rikitea
administrativeSubdivision Îles Gambier commune
linked to: Gambier Islands
airport Totegegie Airport
capital Rikitea
climate tropical maritime climate
country France
discoveredBy James Wilson
discoveryYear 1797
distanceFromTahiti about 1,600 km southeast of Tahiti
geologicalOrigin volcanic
hasFeature fringing reefs
lagoon
rugged volcanic landscapes
hasIsland Agakauitai
linked to: Angakauitai

Akamaru
Angakauitai
Aukena
Kamaka
Kouaku
Makaroa
Mangaia (Gambier Islands)
linked to: Gambier Islands

Mangareva
Manui
Mekiro
Moru (Gambier Islands)
Puaumu
Tarauru-Roa
Taravai
Tauna
Tepapuri
Totegegie
hasReligionSite St. Michael’s Cathedral, Rikitea
historicalRole Catholic mission center in the South Pacific
languageSpoken French
Mangarevan
linked to: Mangarevans

Tahitian
largestIsland Mangareva
locatedIn Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
majorEconomicActivity black pearl cultivation
pearl farming
missionaryOrderActive Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Picpus Fathers
namedAfter James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
linked to: James Gambier
partOf French Polynesia
Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia
linked to: French Polynesia

Tuamotu-Gambier administrative subdivision
linked to: Tuamotu Archipelago
population approximately 1,500 (early 21st century)
religionHistoricallySignificant Roman Catholicism
sovereignState France
timeZone UTC−09:00

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Polynesia hasPart Gambier Islands
Mangarevan language group spokenIn Gambier Islands
Mangarevan language group region Gambier Islands
Marquesic languages hasRegion Gambier Islands
French Polynesia contains Gambier Islands
Gambier Islands culture locatedIn Gambier Islands
Gambier Islands hasIsland Mangaia (Gambier Islands)
linked to: Gambier Islands
Gambier Islands administrativeSubdivision Îles Gambier commune
linked to: Gambier Islands
Mangarevans ethnicGroupOf Gambier Islands
Mangarevans archipelago Gambier Islands