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    Pacific OceanFrance

    17°30′S 149°30′W

    Îles du Vent

    Part of Society Islands

    vue sur Tahiti de la Plage de Temae à Moorea
    vue sur Tahiti de la Plage de Temae à Moorea

    Fanny98716 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    44 landforms

    Major islands

    3
    • Tahiti

      Tahiti

      Area
      1,044 km²
      High point
      2,241 m

      iti]) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is a tropical island located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. Tahiti is composed of two roughly circular land masses joined by an isthmus: Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti.

    • Moorea

      Moorea

      Area
      133 km²
      High point
      1,207 m

      Moʼorea (English: or ; Tahitian: Moʼoreʼa, [moʔore(ʔ)a]), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia lying 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Tahiti. Moʼorea and Tahiti are the largest members of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the larger Society Islands archipelago.

    • Maiao

      Maiao

      Area
      12.8 km²
      High point
      149 m

      Maiʻao, also rendered as Maiao in languages other than Tahitian, is an 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) island formation located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Moʻorea and one of the Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent) in French Polynesia.

    Minor islands

    12

    • Tetiaroa

      Area
      6 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Mehetia

      Area
      2 km²
      High point
      435 m

    • Tiaruanu

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Rimatu'u

      Area
      0.87 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Oroatera

      Area
      0.82 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Onetahi

      Area
      0.75 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Hiraanae

      Area
      0.32 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Honuea

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Reiono

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Motu FareOne

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      33 m

    • Motu Fareone

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Tahuna Iti

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    16
    • Tauini18 m · 0.06 km²
    • Motu One11 m · 0.06 km²
    • Auroa19 m · 0.04 km²
    • Motu Ahi11 m · 0.02 km²
    • Motu ’ā’ie9 m · 0.01 km²
    • Tahuna Rahi8 m · 0.9 ha
    • Motu Irioa0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    13
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m2,241 mTahiti1,207 mMoorea435 mMehetia149 mMaiao33 mMotu FareOne23 mTiaruanu23 mOroatera23 mReiono22 mHiraanae20 mOnetahi19 mRimatu'u19 mAuroa18 mMotu Fareone18 mTauini
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Tahiti: 1,044 km²TahitiMoorea: 133 km²MooreaMaiao: 12.8 km²MaiaoTetiaroa: 6 km²TetiaroaMehetia: 2 km²MehetiaTiaruanu: 1.6 km²TiaruanuRimatu'u: 0.87 km²Rimatu'uOroatera: 0.82 km²OroateraOnetahi: 0.75 km²OnetahiHiraanae: 0.32 km²HiraanaeHonuea: 0.29 km²HonueaReiono: 0.22 km²ReionoMotu FareOne: 0.2 km²Motu FareOneMotu Fareone: 0.11 km²Motu FareoneTauini: 0.06 km²TauiniMotu One: 0.06 km²Motu OneAuroa: 0.04 km²AuroaMotu Ahi: 0.02 km²Motu AhiMotu ’ā’ie: 0.01 km²Motu ’ā’ieTahuna Rahi: 0.9 haTahuna RahiMotu Irioa: 0.7 haMotu IrioaUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Tahiti1,044 km²
    Moorea133 km²
    Maiao12.8 km²
    Tetiaroa6 km²
    Mehetia2 km²
    Tiaruanu1.6 km²
    Rimatu'u0.87 km²
    Oroatera0.82 km²
    Onetahi0.75 km²
    Hiraanae0.32 km²
    Honuea0.29 km²
    Reiono0.22 km²
    Motu FareOne0.2 km²
    Motu Fareone0.11 km²
    Tauini0.06 km²
    Motu One0.06 km²
    Auroa0.04 km²
    Motu Ahi0.02 km²
    Motu ’ā’ie0.01 km²
    Tahuna Rahi0.9 ha
    Motu Irioa0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus

    Photographs