Teahupo'o
Teahupoo () is a village on the southeastern coast of the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, France, in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for the large, consistent surf that occurs off its shore, and resulting international surfing competitions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Taiarapu-Ouest
- Region
- Polynésie Française
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,422
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- Village
- Geography
- Surfing history
- 2024 Summer Olympics
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Teahupoo () is a village on the southeastern coast of the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, France, in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for the large, consistent surf that occurs off its shore, and resulting international surfing competitions.
== Village == The village of Teahupoʻo has a population of roughly 1,500. The village has a single, one-lane road. The name loosely translates from Tahitian to English as "to sever the head" or "place of skulls", in reference to a battle that once took place in the village. The village's population has been significantly affected by radioactivity generated in a 1974 French test of a nuclear bomb.