“PK” & addresses

Even in Papeete (Tahiti), very few businesses or individuals have a well defined geographical address with a street number and name. Polynesians use some major points of interest as a referral and then spot the address.

In larger islands like Tahiti, Moorea, locals use 3 parameters to indicate an address

  • PK that stands for Point kilometer + a number
  • Seaside or mountainside compared with the road
  • West or East coast

ex : PK 18.5 / mountain side – West coast
This address would be located on the west coast at 15 kilometers away from downtown Papeete on the mountain side.

 

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