Where is Tahiti?
Tahiti, the biggest island (403 sq. miles/ 1042 km2), is located at
17°32 latitude South and 149°34 longitude West.
| Approximate/ Average FLIGHT TIME | DISTANCE MI |
DISTANCE KM |
|
| Los Angeles | 8 hrs | 4125 | 6606 |
| Paris (via Los Angeles) |
19 hrs | 9955 | 15936 |
| Tokyo | 12 hrs | 6060 | 9700 |
| Auckland | 6 hrs | 2500 | 4000 |
| Sydney | 8 hrs | 3803 | 6120 |
French Polynesia covers superficies close to 5 millions km2 of ocean, the equivalent of the surface of Europe without Russia, but the land surface (118 islands) represents only about 1600 sq. miles / 4200 km2.
Polynesia is composed of
5 archipelagos quite different from one to another:
-the archipelago of Society is composed of the Windward islands ( includes Tahiti) and the Leeward Islands (includes Bora Bora). This archipelago is an ensemble of high islands surrounded by lagoons.
-the archipelago of Tuamotu is a group of low islands or "atolls". Propice to pearl farming with their lagoons encircled by a ring of corals.
-the archipelago of the Australes, at the extreme South, has high islands, with still a wild nature.
-the archipelago of the Marquesas, the closest of the Equator to the North, has a group of high islands with no lagoons and steep mountains.
-the archipelago of the Gambiers, at the extreme East, has some high islands and is very rarely visited. Also propice to pearl farming.
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