8. Tahiti[SEE MAP] jonrawlinson / Flickr The largest island in the Windward group of Society Islands, Tahiti is also the most developed. Most visitors arrive at the island’s international airport and either head towards their resort on another island or Tahiti’s bustling capital of Papeete....
Tahiti, the largest island of the Îles du Vent (Windward Islands) of the Society Islands, French Polynesia, in the central South Pacific Ocean. Tahiti accounts for almost one-third of the total land area of French Polynesia. Papeete, on Tahiti’s nort
Hiva Oa is the largest island of the southeastern Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, central South Pacific. The volcanic island’s mountainous slopes rise directly from the sea, reaching an elevation of some 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) at Mount Temetiu.
and surrounding islands – onshore GCS_Saint_Pierre_et_Miquelon_1950 4638 St Pierre and Miquelon – 46.690 -56.480 47.190 -56.070 onshore GCS_Santo_DOS_1965 4730 Vanuatu – northern islands -17.320 166.470 -14.570 168.710 GCS_Sao_Braz 37249 Portugal – Azores E – 36.870 -25.920 37.960 -...
and surrounding islands – onshore GCS_Saint_Pierre_et_Miquelon_1950 4638 St Pierre and Miquelon – 46.690 -56.480 47.190 -56.070 onshore GCS_Santo_DOS_1965 4730 Vanuatu – northern islands -17.320 166.470 -14.570 168.710 GCS_Sao_Braz 37249 Portugal – Azores E – 36.870 -25.920 37.960 -...
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Marshall Islands, country in the central Pacific Ocean consisting of some of the easternmost islands of Micronesia.
and surrounding islands – onshore GCS_Saint_Pierre_et_Miquelon_1950 4638 St Pierre and Miquelon – 46.690 -56.480 47.190 -56.070 onshore GCS_Santo_DOS_1965 4730 Vanuatu – northern islands -17.320 166.470 -14.570 168.710 GCS_Sao_Braz 37249 Portugal – Azores E – 36.870 -25.920 37.960 -...
Australian External Territories, group of non-self-governing dependencies of Australia; apart from claims in Antarctica, the external territories of the Commonwealth of Australia are made up entirely of islands and cover an area almost as large as Austra
Moorea is the second largest of the Îles du Vent (Windward Islands) in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, central South Pacific Ocean. The island, the remains of an ancient, half-eroded volcano, lies 12 miles (20 km) northwest of Tahiti.