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The largest village on the island, Rikitea , is the chief town of the Gambier Islands. The highest point in the Gambiers is Mt. Duff, on Mangareva, rising to 441 m along the island's south coast. Mangareva was once heavily forested and supported a large population that traded with other islands via ocean-going canoes. However, excessive logging by the islanders during the Tenth to the Fifteenth Centuries resulted in Deforestation of the island, with disastrous results for its environment and economy (see Gambier Islands for more details). |
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