Tahiti
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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41 sectionsContents
- 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 (; ; ) 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.
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.