Where is French Polynesia ?
Location in the world
 French
Polynesia is composed of 118 islands divided into 5 archipelagoes
located in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean. Spread over a
surface
larger than Europe, these 118 islands barely occupy 4,000 km² of
land (less
than 1/100 of the surface of France).
Of this surface the atoll
of Rangiroa is the largest with a total of 1600
km². The entire island of Tahiti, the next largest at 1000
km², could fit
into its huge lagoon.
250 000 yearly visitors, mostly from the U.S.,
Japan and Europe, are
expected during the next decade.
Situation in the Pacific
| 1 French Polynesia (TAHITI) |
7 New Caledonia |
| 2 Cook Islands and Samoan Islands |
8 Melanesia |
| 3 Wallis and Futuna |
9 Micronesia |
| 4 Fiji Islands |
10 Galapagos |
| 5 Easter Island |
11 Hawaii |
| 6 Vanuatu |
12 Philippines |
The 5 archipelagoes of French Polynesia
- Society islands
- Winward islands : Tahiti, Moorea, Tetiaroa...
- Leeward
islands : Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea
- Tuamotu islands : Rangiroa, Manihi,
Tikehau, Fakarava...
- Marquesas islands : Hiva Oa,
Nuku Hiva...
- Australs islands : Rapa, Tubuai...
- Gambier islands :
Mangareva...
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