Society Islands

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The Society Islands (French: Îles de la Société or officially Archipel de la Société) are a group of islands in the south Pacific, administratively part of French Polynesia.

The islands are divided geographically, politically and administratively into two groups:

Windward Islands (Îles du Vent) (listed from east to west)
*Mehetia
*Tahiti
*Moorea
*Maiao
*Tetiaroa
Leeward Islands (Îles Sous-le-Vent)
*Huahine which at high tide is divided into two islands, Huahine Nui to the north and Huahine Iti to the south
*Bora Bora
*Raiatea and Tahaa which are both enclosed by the same coral reef
*Maupiti
*Tupai
*Mopelia
*Scilly
*Bellinghausen/Motu One

The islands became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. They have a population of 214,445 inhabitants (as of 2002 census). They cover an area of 1,598 km² (617 sq. miles).

External links

[Society Islands from Space]

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