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Akamaru is the third largest island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia. It is a small, rocky island with an area of approximately . The island is located approximately southeast of Mangareva. Its highest point rises to an elevation of . The first European to arrive was the navigator James Wilson in 1797. In 1834, the French missionary Honoré Laval celebrated the first Mass on the island. The church of Notre-Dame de la Paix was built between 1835 and 1862. People from Mangareva sometimes visit to maintain the church and pick oranges in season. According to the 2012 census, there are 22 inhabitants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ispf.pf/bases/Recensements/2007.aspx )〕 The much smaller island of Mekiro is located just off (about 100 m) Akamaru's northwestern shore. ==Gallery== File:Akamaru.2.jpg|View of Akamaru and Mekiro File:Eglise.Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix.Akamaru.jpg|Church of Notre-Dame de la Paix File:Allee.Akamaru.jpg|Alley of coconut trees File:Akamaru.02.01.14.4.JPG|View on Mangareva island from Akamaru File:Akamaru.02.01.14.3.JPG|Palms 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Akamaru Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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