Tahiti

Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, at . The island had a population of 169,674 inhabitants at the 2002 census. (This makes it the most populated island of French Polynesia, holding 69% of the total population.) The capital is Papeete, on the northwest coast. Tahiti has also been historically known as Otaheite.

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Tahiti is some 28 miles (45 km) long at the widest point and covers 1,048 km² (404 sq. miles), with the highest elevation being at 2,241 meters (7,352 feet) above sea level (Mount Orohena).The island consists of two roughly round portions centered on volcanic mountains, connected by a short isthmus named after the small town of Taravao, which sits there. The northwestern part is known as Tahiti Nui, or big Tahiti, and the southeastern part, much smaller, is known as Tahiti Iti (small Tahiti) or Taiarapu. Whereas Tahiti Nui is quite heavily populated (especially around Papeete) and benefits from rather good infrastructure, such as roads and highways, Tahiti Iti has remained quite isolated, its southeastern half (Te Pari) being accessible only by boat or hiking.

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The vegetation is lush rain forest. The wet season is November through April.

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The island is served by Faaa International Airport.

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

French Polynesia: French Polynesia (French: Polyn?sie fran?aise, Tahitian: Porinehia Farani) is a French "overseas country" (French: pays d'outre-mer, or POM) in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which i...

Archipelago: An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. Archipelagoes usually occur in the open sea; less commonly a large land mass may neighbour them. Archipelagos are often volcanic, forming along ocean ridges or hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in thei...

Tahiti related Images and Photos (experimental)

Tahiti	Tahiti 1938	Tahiti - Opunohu Bay	Tiara Tahiti 1962
Hotel Tahara'a Tahiti c.1892	Huahine Islands Tahiti French Polynesia	Village in Tahiti	Old Man of Tahiti Seated Near a Tiki circa 1841-48
Hitiaa Lake from "Tahiti " Published in London 1882	Native Village in Tahiti circa 1841-48	A Street in Papeete from "Tahiti " Published in London 1882	Queen Pomare IV (1827-77) of Tahiti and Her Husband Illustration from "Le Tour Du Monde"