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The Austral Islands (French: Îles Australes,[2] officially Archipel des Australes; Tahitian: Tuha'a Pae) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic in the South Pacific. Geographically, they consist of two separate archipelagos, namely in the northwest the Tupua'i islands (French: Îles Tubuaï) consisting of the Îles Maria, Rimatara, Rūrutu, Tupua'i Island proper and Ra'ivāvae, and in the southeast the Bass Islands (French: Îles basses) composed of the main island of Rapa Iti and the small Marotiri (also known as Bass Rocks or Îlots de Bass). Inhabitants of the islands are known for their pandanus fiber weaving skills.[3] The islands of Maria and Marotiri are not suitable for sustained habitation. Several of the islands have uninhabited islets or rocks off their coastlines. Austral Islands' population is 6,965 on almost 150 km2 (58 sq mi). The capital of the Austral Islands administrative subdivision is Tupua'i.
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The AustralIslands (French: Îles Australes, officially Archipel des Australes; Tahitian: Tuha'a Pae) are the southernmost group of islands in French...
was spoken by approximately 8,000 people in 1987 on the AustralIslands and the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The language is also referred to as...
The AustralIslands are part of the territory of French Polynesia. The music of the islands is similar to the music of other Polynesian islands. The largest...
The Flag of the AustralIslands is the flag representing the AustralIslands, a constituent of French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean administered by France...
island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors. Flag of the AustralIslands Flag of the Gambier Islands Flag of the Marquesas Islands...
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known as the "Australs" Florence Austral, Australian operatic soprano Austral, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia AustralIslands, the southernmost...
The rest of the Cook Islands The AustralIslands The Society Islands The Tuamotu Archipelago and the Pitcairn Islands Easter Island and Salas y Gómez The...
Ocean, within the AustralIslands, and also formerly known as Hull Island Hull Island, in the Beverley Group of the Northumberland Islands off the coast of...
Islands the AustralIslands. Among its 121 islands and atolls, 75 were inhabited at the 2017 census. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the...
[tubwaj]) is the main island of the AustralIsland group, located 640 km (400 mi) south of Tahiti. In addition to Tubuai, the group of islands include Rimatara...
Archipelago; its older, northerly trend is the Line Islands. The southernmost chain is the AustralIslands, with its northerly trending part the atolls in...
AustralIsland is a small Antarctic island in the extreme southern lobe of Penney Bay, in the Windmill Islands. The island appears in air photos taken...
third of the island's population sing traditional songs. Although sometimes considered part of the AustralIslands, Rapa Iti and the Bass Islands have a different...
"Júpiter", recognized or discovered a dozen islands between the archipelagos of Tuamotu and the AustralIslands, and established a mission in Tahiti, which...
the northernmost island in the Austral archipelago of French Polynesia, and the name of a commune consisting solely of that island. It is situated 572 km...
how it is pronounced), is the capital of Rapa and the rest of the Bass Islands of French Polynesia. It is located on both sides of the Baie d'Ahuréi....
Samoa to the Cook Islands (Rarotonga), then to the Society Islands (Tōtaiete mā) in the 11th century AD, the western AustralIslands (Tuha'a Pae) and the...
Rimatara is the westernmost inhabited island in the AustralIslands of French Polynesia. It is located 550 km (340 mi) south of Tahiti and 150 km (93 mi)...
1860s, and refers to the island's topographic resemblance to the island of Rapa in the Bass Islands of the AustralIslands group. Norwegian ethnographer...
Airport (IATA: RVV, ICAO: NTAV) is an airport on Raivavae, part of the AustralIslands in French Polynesia. The airport is adjacent to the village of Rairua...
(and several submerged rocks), forming the southeastern end of the AustralIslands of French Polynesia. Marotiri is also known as Bass Rocks (Îlots de...
the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Red Sea to Hawaii and the AustralIslands. This species is generally associated with stable populations and faces...
the North Island snipe, the Forbes's snipe or the snipes of Fiji, New Caledonia or Norfolk Island. The austral snipes evolved on oceanic islands without...
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