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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
With a combined land area of 405 square miles (1,050 km 2), [2] the Marquesas are among the largest island groups of French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva being the second largest island in the entire territory, after Tahiti. With the exception of Motu One, all the islands of the Marquesas are of volcanic origin.
The places of birth of the 189,517 residents of the island of Tahiti at the 2017 census were the following: [51] 75.4% were born in Tahiti (up from 71.5% at the 2007 census) 9.3% in Metropolitan France (down from 10.9% in 2007) 5.9% elsewhere in the Society Islands (down from 6.4% in 2007) 2.8% in the Tuamotu-Gambier (down from 3.3% in 2007)
Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean – the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru. The terrain consists of a mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs. It is made up of six archipelagos. The largest and most populated island is Tahiti, in the Society ...
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: The US state of Hawaii, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and New Zealand (Aotearoa). This is often used as a simple way to define 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. The main island of Tahiti (Îles du Vent), where 50% of the inhabitants live, is also home to the ...
A map of Tetiʻaroa based on a map made in 1933. Tetiʻaroa is administratively part of the commune of Arue, whose main part is in the northeastern part of Tahiti.The atoll is located 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Tahiti.