Austral Islands
E149613
The Austral Islands are a remote archipelago in the southern part of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean, known for their rugged landscapes, traditional Polynesian culture, and relatively low levels of tourism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austral Islands canonical | 2 |
| Îles Australes | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative subdivision of French Polynesia
ⓘ
archipelago ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Tubuai ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | one of the five archipelagos of French Polynesia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Australes
ⓘ
Austral Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Îles Australes
|
| capital | Tubuai ⓘ |
| climate | tropical oceanic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Maria Atoll
ⓘ
Raivavae ⓘ Rapa Iti ⓘ Rimatara ⓘ Rurutu ⓘ Tubuai ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Polynesia ⓘ |
| distanceFromTahiti | several hundred kilometres south of Tahiti ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
small‑scale tourism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polynesians ⓘ |
| governedAs | administrative subdivision of French Polynesia ⓘ |
| hasIslandType |
atolls
ⓘ
high volcanic islands ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Rapa Iti
ⓘ
surface form:
Rapa Islands
Tubuai ⓘ
surface form:
Tubuai Islands
|
| knownFor |
low levels of tourism
ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ traditional Polynesian culture ⓘ |
| largestIsland | Tubuai ⓘ |
| localLanguage |
Austral Polynesian languages
ⓘ
Tahitian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oceania
ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Polynesia
ⓘ
French Polynesia ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia
|
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| region | southern French Polynesia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sovereignState | France ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC−10:00 ⓘ |
| tourismLevel | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Îles Australes