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  2. French Polynesia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Society Islands - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Tahiti - Wikipedia

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    Tahiti ( English: / təˈhiːti /; Tahitian [taˈhiti]; [2] French pronunciation: [ta.iti]) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Australia. [3] [4] Divided into two parts, Tahiti Nui (bigger, northwestern ...

  5. Raʻiātea - Wikipedia

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    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, New Zealand and other parts of East Polynesia started at Raʻiātea.

  6. Rangiroa - Wikipedia

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    Rangiroa ( Tuamotuan for 'vast sky') or Te Kokōta ( Cook Islands Māori for 'the Hyades star cluster ') is the largest atoll in the Tuamotus and one of the largest in the world (smaller than Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and Huvadhu in the Maldives ). It is in French Polynesia and is part of the Palliser group.

  7. Marquesas Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Marquesas are among the largest island groups in French Polynesia. Their combined land area is 1,049 square kilometres (405 sq mi). One of the islands in the group, Nuku Hiva, is 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.

  8. Moʻorea - Wikipedia

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    Moʻorea ( English: / ˌmoʊ.oʊˈreɪ.ɑː / or / ˈmoʊ.oʊreɪ /; [ 4] Tahitian: Moʻoreʻa, [moʔore (ʔ)a] ), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia. It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Tahiti.

  9. Polynesian culture - Wikipedia

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    Polynesian culture. Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society. The development of Polynesian culture is typically divided into four different historical eras: Exploration and settlement (c. 1800 BC – c. AD 700) Development in isolation (c. 700 – 1595)

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