Tuanaki
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Tuanaki or Tuanahe is the name of a vanished group of islet
s, once part of the Cook Islands
. It was located south of Rarotonga
and within two days sail of Mangaia
.
In 1916 the Polynesian Society of Honolulu published an account by a sailor who visited there in 1842, spending six days among the natives. Two years later a schooner of English missionaries found nothing.
Some Tuanakians who had emigrated to Rarotonga survived.
It has been suggested that the Haymet Rocks
were a remnant of Tuanaki.
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
s, once part of the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
. It was located south of Rarotonga
Rarotonga
Rarotonga is the most populous island of the Cook Islands, with a population of 14,153 , out of the country's total population of 19,569.The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings and international airport are on Rarotonga...
and within two days sail of Mangaia
Mangaia
Mangaia is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga.-Geography:...
.
In 1916 the Polynesian Society of Honolulu published an account by a sailor who visited there in 1842, spending six days among the natives. Two years later a schooner of English missionaries found nothing.
Some Tuanakians who had emigrated to Rarotonga survived.
It has been suggested that the Haymet Rocks
Haymet Rocks
Haymet Rocks were reported by J.E. Haymet, master and owner of the cutter Wilt Watch, when on passage between Auckland and Rarotonga; in 1863 the cutter passed between two rocks and struck on the northern of the two, damaging her false keel...
were a remnant of Tuanaki.