Aukena is the 5th largest of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. Aukena is located about halfway between Mangareva and Akamaru, or about 5km southeast of Mangareva, which is the largest island of the whole Gambier Islands archipelago. Aukena is approximately 2.5km long and about 0.5km wide, with a total area of 1.35km2.

Mangarevan oral tradition first mentions the island in the fourteenth century, and archaeological excavations show that it has been inhabited since then.

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