Gambier Islands, or MANGARÉVA, a Polynesian group of six larger and several smaller islands, under a French protectorate, in 23° 15' S. lat. and 135° W. long. Area, 15 sq. m.; pop. 450, all Catholics.
Gambier Islands
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 72
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