Taravai is the second largest island in the Gambier Islands. about 1.5 km southwest of Mangreva, and about 300km north of the island of Angakauitai. Off its eastern shore lies the tiny rock of 'Îlot Motu-o-ari'. Their village, Agonoko, is located near the main bay on the island's eastern shore. With a remaining population of three (census of 2002), it is almost abandoned. Former villages were Aga-nui (northwest) and Agakau-i-uta (southeast).