Gambier Islands

[gam-beer]

plural noun

1. a group of islands in French Polynesia, belonging to the Tuamotu Archipelago. 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).

Gambier Islands

/ ˈɡæmbɪə /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. Chief settlement: Rikitéa. Pop: 1097 (2002). Area: 30 sq km (11 sq miles)

Example Sentences

For example, CEA acknowledged that the first test, dubbed Aldébaran, exposed residents of the Gambier Islands to relatively high levels of fallout.

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The island-dwelling species can be found as far west as Zanzibar and as far east as the Gambier Islands, with Christmas Island possessing a particularly dense population.

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The island has no airstrip: it can be reached by flying to Tahiti and taking a once-a-week plane from there to Mangareva Island, in the Gambier Islands, followed by a two- to three-day sea voyage.

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Sometimes barrier reefs completely encircle an island or islands, which are usually mountainous, as in the case of Pouynip�te, an island in the Caroline Archipelago, and the Gambier Islands in the Low Archipelago.

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He had studied in Paris, been governor of the Gambier Islands, and at last had made his final home among the palms and orchids of these forgotten isles.

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