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Tahiti is the highest and largest island in French Polynesia lying close to Moʻorea island. It is located 4,400 kilometres (2,376 nautical miles) south of Hawaiʻi, 7,900 km (4,266 nmi) from Chile, 5,700 km (3,078 nmi) from Australia. [ 3 ][ 4 ] The island is 45 km (28 mi) across at its widest point and covers an area of 1,045 km 2 (403 sq mi).
French Polynesia. / 17.567°S 149.600°W / -17.567; -149.600. French Polynesia ( / ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə / ⓘ PO-li-NEE-zhə; French: Polynésie française [pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and ...
The Society Islands ( French: Îles de la Société, [ 2][ 3] officially Archipel de la Société; [ 4][ 5] Tahitian: Tōtaiete mā) [ 6] are an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean that includes the major islands of Tahiti, Moʻorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora and Huahine. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the ...
Bora Bora ( French: Bora-Bora; Tahitian: Pora Pora) is an island group in the Leeward Islands in the South Pacific. The Leeward Islands comprise the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, which is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. Bora Bora has a total land area of 30.55 km 2 (12 sq mi).
Map of French Polynesia. French Polynesia is located in Oceania. It is a group of six archipelagos in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between South America and Australia. Its area is about 4,167 km 2 (around 130 islands), [ 1] of which 3,827 km 2 is land and 340 km 2 is (inland) water. It has a coastline of 2,525 km but no land borders ...
Polynesia[ a] ( UK: / ˌpɒlɪˈniːziə / POL-in-EE-zee-ə, US: /- ˈniːʒə / -EE-zhə) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians.
Raʻiātea or Raiatea (Tahitian: Raʻiātea) is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean.The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia [3] and it is likely that the organised migrations to the Hawaiian Islands, and other parts of East Polynesia started at Raʻiātea.
Rest of French Polynesia – UTC-10. Extreme points of French Polynesia. High: Mont Orohena 2,241 m (7,352 ft) Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m. Land boundaries: none. Coastline: 2,525 km. Population of French Polynesia: 259,596 (August 20, 2007) - —th most populous country. Area of French Polynesia: 4,167 km 2.