Manuae Atoll

 atoll  Add category

 Upload a photo

Manuae is one of the 15 atolls and islands that comprise the Cook Islands; it belongs to the southern group. (It should not be confused with Manuae Island in the Society Islands.)

Manuae is an uninhabited atoll in the southern group of the Cook Islands, 100 kilometres south-east of Aitutaki, of which it is part administratively.

Manuae is a true atoll sitting on the peak of a submerged volcano which descends 4000 meters to the ocean bed. It comprises two horseshoe-shaped islets, Manuae to the west and Te Au O Tu to the east, with a total area of 6 square kilometres on either side of a lagoon about 7 km x 4 km. The lagoon is shallow and subject to large shifting sand banks.

MANUAE - A small uninhabited atoll containing two islands and a lagoon. Named originally by Captain Cook as Harvey's Isle and to this day is still referred to as Hervey's Island by locals.

Originally settled by Wiiliam Marsters and his three wives before they relocated to Palmerston as the caretakers.

The future of the island is a bit up in the air as there are private interests that would like to build a luxury tourist resort; whereas the government is leaning toward making it a National Park, it is now declared a marine reserve.

kiaorana.com/manuae.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands