Rakahanga

Rakahanga (4.04sq.km/2.5sq.mi) is square in form. There are only shallow passages through the surrounding reef. The long and relatively broad reef islands have been broken up into smaller motus only near the gaps in the reef. There are broad sandy beaches on the northeastern shore of the atoll; elsewhere the beaches are of shingle, sometimes very coarse. The only village with shops is to the southwest.