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'''Rapa Rapa''' is an {{wp|atoll}} in the [[Polynesian Sea]] that is part of [[Urcea]]. It is located immediately to the west of [[Truk]]. | '''Rapa Rapa''' is an {{wp|atoll}} in the [[Polynesian Sea]] that is part of [[Urcea]]. It is located immediately to the west of [[Truk]]. The island is presently contains an outlying Urcean [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] base as well as a small urban population which coalesced from five ancient villages around the activity in the port and naval base. Rapa Rapa was settled by [[Polynesian people]], who lived in relative isolation for most of the island's existence until the arrival of [[Truk]] and Islam in the 13th century. Islam has had a significant cultural influence on the Rapan people, and their culture integrates many traditions from both Audonia and Polynesia. In the 19th century, Urcea colonized the island and established a {{wp|coaling station}} on it, and since then the island has gradually been exposed to various Levantine and Occidental traditions as well. Though it remains a Urcean possession, the municipal government of Rapa Rapa City, which covers most of the island, has significant autonomy and is mostly self-governing. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
"''Rapa Rapa''" is the indigenous Polynesian name for the island. The term, which employs the Polynesian linguistic characteristic of {{wp|reduplication}}, means "small island". | "''Rapa Rapa''" is the indigenous Polynesian name for the island. The term, which employs the Polynesian linguistic characteristic of {{wp|reduplication}}, means "small island". | ||