 The first recorded European to sight Tuanake was Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820.Tuanake belongs to the commune of Makemo, which consists of the atolls of Makemo, Haraiki, Marutea Nord, Katiu, Tuanake, Hiti, Tepoto Sud, Raroia, Takume, Taenga and Nihiru.Tuanake Atoll is permanently uninhabited.