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Flag of French Polynesia Political map of Oceania, showing EEZ borders. Tahiti is part of French Polynesia. French Polynesia is a semi-autonomous territory of France with its own assembly, president, budget and laws. France's influence is limited to subsidies, education, and security.
They represent the most economically important of the five archipelagos of French Polynesia. The highest point is Mount Orohena, which reaches 2,241 meters, located on the island of Tahiti. The population of the islands is concentrated in the coastal regions and becomes increasingly sparse towards the mountainous center of the islands.
At the center is Tahiti (5), with Samoa (4) to the west. The Polynesian Triangle is a region of the Pacific Ocean with three island groups at its corners: Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and New Zealand (Aotearoa). This is often used as a simple way to define Polynesia.
Map of French Polynesia Bora Bora, Leeward Islands. The islands of French Polynesia make up a total land area of 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), [2] scattered over more than 2,000 km (1,200 miles) of ocean.
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 ...
Taiʻarapu-Est (literally "Tai'arapu East") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.The commune of Taiʻarapu-Est is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands [3] At the 2022 census it had a population of 13,602. [2]
An enlargeable hydrographic map of French Polynesia. Geography of French Polynesia. French Polynesia is: a territory of France; Location: Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Pacific Ocean. South Pacific Ocean. Oceania. Polynesia; Time zones: Gambier Islands – UTC-09; Marquesas Islands - UTC-09:30; Rest of French Polynesia – UTC-10
Tahiti was chosen for the observations based on Wallis's recent discoveries. Endeavour's third lieutenant was John Gore, who had served as master's mate on Dolphin. Cook anchored in the bay on 13 April 1769. A sandy spit on the northeast end of Matavai Bay – named Point Venus by Cook – was chosen for the observatory. The location of the ...