Tahiti

Also known as Otaheitee

Tahiti (; ; ) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is a tropical island located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. Tahiti is composed of two roughly circular land masses joined by an isthmus:Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti. Both are the eroded remnants of now-extinct shield volcanoes. The terrain of Tahiti is mostly high and mountainous, with the beaches and coral reefs that surround the island supporting tourism and fishing industries.

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Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of the Society Islands, a French territory in the central Pacific Ocean made up of two volcanic landmasses connected by an isthmus. The island's mountainous terrain and surrounding beaches and coral reefs support its major tourism and fishing industries.

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Key facts

Islands.name: Tahiti
Islands.image_name: Flag of Tahiti.svg
Islands.image_caption: Flag
Islands.image_size: 150px
Islands.image_map_size: 100px
Islands.map_caption: Tahiti is the largest of the Society islands
Islands.native_name_link: Tahitian language
Islands.location: Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago: Society Islands
Islands.major_islands: Tahiti
Islands.area_km2: 1044
Islands.highest_mount: Mont Orohena
Islands.elevation_m: 2241
Islands.country: France
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Overseas collectivity
Islands.country_admin_divisions: French Polynesia
Islands.country_capital: Papeete
Islands.country_largest_city: Papeete

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Encyclopedic overview

41 sections

Contents

Nomenclature
Geography, climate and vegetation
Geology
Climate
History
Early settling of Tahiti
Civilization before the arrival of the Europeans
First European visits
British influence and the rise of the Pōmare
Mutineers of the ''Bounty''
Landings of the whalers
Arrival of the missionaries
French protectorate and the end of the Pōmare kingdom
Tahitian War of independence (1844–47)
Later 19th century
Twentieth century to present
Politics and laws
Demographics
Historical population
Administrative divisions
Communes of Tahiti
Economy
Energy and electricity
Culture
Art
Dance
Death
Sport
Film
Education
Notable people
Transport
Air
Ferry
Roads
Emergency
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Tahiti's population was 189,517 in 2017, making it by far the most populous island in French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of the collectivity's total population; the 2022 Census recorded a population of 191,779. Tahiti is the economic, cultural, and political centre of French Polynesia. The capital of French Polynesia, Papeete, is located on the northwest coast of Tahiti. The only international airport in the region, Faaā International Airport, is on Tahiti near Papeete.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tahiti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.