1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Tubuai, Tubuaʻi or Tupuaʻi (French: Tubuai[tubwaj]) is the main island of the Austral Island group, located 640 km (400 mi) south of Tahiti. In addition to Tubuai, the group of islands include Rimatara, Rurutu, Raivavae, Rapa and the uninhabited Îles Maria. They are part of the Austral Islands in the far southwest of French Polynesia in the south Pacific Ocean. Tubuai island sustains a population of 2,217 people on 45 km2 of land.[2][3] Due to its southerly position, Tubuai has notably cooler weather than Tahiti.[4]
The island is ringed by a lagoon formed by an encircling coral reef. A break in the reef that enables passage for ships is located on the north side of the island.[4] Tubuai has two lava domes, with its highest point, Mt Taita'a, being 422 meters.[5] Six or seven islets or motus lie along the reef rim that encircles the island. These were described in the late 1700s as having an abundance of toa trees (Casuarina equisetifolia), which the indigenous peoples used in house building and to make war clubs and spears due to the wood's density.[6][7]
The people of Tubuai once spoke the Austral language but it has been replaced by the closely related Tahitian language.
^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
^Environnement marin des îles Australes, p. 205
^ abDavid Stanley (1985). South Pacific Handbook. David Stanley. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-918373-05-2. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
^Celeste Brash (1 May 2009). Tahiti and French Polynesia. Lonely Planet. pp. 233–. ISBN 978-1-74104-316-7. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^"Detailed description of Toobouai by James Morrison". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
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Tubuai, Tubuaʻi or Tupuaʻi (French: Tubuai [tubwaj]) is the main island of the Austral Island group, located 640 km (400 mi) south of Tahiti. In addition...
archipelagos, namely in the northwest the Tupua'i islands (French: Îles Tubuaï) consisting of the Îles Maria, Rimatara, Rūrutu, Tupua'i Island proper and...
Islands of French Polynesia. The language is also referred to as Tubuai-Rurutu, Tubuai, Rurutu-Tupuai, or Tupuai. It is closely related to other Tahitic...
The Tubuai rail (Gallirallus steadmani) is an extinct species of flightless bird in the Rallidae, or rail family. It was described from subfossil remains...
music of other Polynesian islands. The largest of the Austral Islands is Tubuai, which is known for its ancient, atonal singing style, said to be the purest...
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Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Society Islands, and Tubuai Islands. Seven varieties are recognized: Santalum insulare var. alticola...
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or...
headed Bounty towards the small island of Tubuai, some 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi) south of Tahiti. Tubuai had been discovered and roughly charted...
Society Islands tropical moist forests, Tuamotu tropical moist forests, and Tubuai tropical moist forests. French Polynesia is divided in five administrative...
Ocean) Passing just north of the Minerva Reefs ( Tonga), and just south of Tubuai ( French Polynesia) 23°26′S 70°36′W / 23.433°S 70.600°W / -23.433; -70...
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Islands, Comoros, Korea, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Society Islands and Tubuai Islands. Cultivars of Gardenia jasminoides Evidence of G. jasminoides in...
daughter of one of the local chiefs. He then attempted to build a colony on Tubuai, but there the mutineers came into conflict with natives. Abandoning the...
Times Editions. 1986. ISBN 978-9971-4-0082-8. Iles de la Société, Iles Tubuaï ; Iles Tuamotu, Iles Marquises ; Carte de l'Oceanie Française (in French)...
of Hawaiʻi in 1923 with his thesis “Mythology of Tubuai.” His magnum opus, the Ethnology of Tubuai, was published in 1930. His work continued at the...
Polynesia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on 24 November 2011. "climate of Tubuai 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved April 8, 2022. This...
they reached Pitcairn Island, they attempted to begin a new settlement at Tubuai. She was the oldest woman to travel with the mutineers, and became a matriarch...
native to the South Pacific, from the Bismarck Archipelago to the Cook and Tubuai islands of the southwestern Pacific. Elaeocarpus floridanus is an evergreen...
squat lobster in the family Munididae. It is found off of Tuamotus and the Tubuai Islands, at depths between about 350 and 400 metres (1,150 and 1,310 ft)...
annexed the Tuamotus, and the Austral Islands (Rapa Iti, Rurutu, Rimatara, Tubuai, Raivavae). Its leaders were Christian following the baptism of Pomare II...
Urbains du Beauvaisis, local public transport operator in northern France Tubuai – Mataura Airport (IATA airport code) TUBS or Tubs may refer to: Time unit...
the Bounty crew was as the consort of Thomas McIntosh, who brought her to Tubuai. McIntosh was a loyalist and did not join the mutineers, remaining in Tahiti...
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