Tahiti

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Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, renowned for its volcanic mountains, lush rainforests, and world-famous surfing beaches in the South Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British navigator
geographical entity
international airport
island
surfing reef break
volcanic island
adminCenterOf French Polynesia
Windward Islands
annexationDate 19th century
annexedBy France
area about 1,045 square kilometers
capital Papeete
climate tropical rainforest climate
coastType fringing reef
country France
currency CFP franc
currentStatus part of an overseas collectivity of France
dateOfEuropeanDiscovery 1767
demographicRole most populous island of French Polynesia
discoveredByEuropeans Samuel Wallis
elevation about 2,241 meters
ethnicGroup Chinese community
Europeans
Polynesians
formerStatus French colony
geologicalOrigin hotspot volcanism
hasAirport Faaʻa International Airport
hasPart Tahiti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tahiti Iti

Tahiti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tahiti Nui
hasPort Port of Papeete
hasSport outrigger canoeing
surfing
highestPoint Mont Orohena
hostedEvent 2024 Summer Olympics surfing events
knownFor black sand beaches
lagoon and coral reefs
lush rainforests
overwater bungalows
pearl farming
surfing beaches
tourism
volcanic mountains
largestCity Papeete
localLanguage Tahitian language
surface form: Tahitian
locatedIn Oceania
South Pacific Ocean
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
pearl cultivation
services
tourism
officialLanguage French
partOf French Polynesia
Society Islands
population over 180,000 inhabitants
populationConcentration northwestern coast
religion Christianity
sovereignState French Republic
surfSpot Teahupoʻo
timeZone UTC−10:00
traditionalDance ʻori Tahiti
traditionalMusic Polynesian music
traditionalProduct monoi oil
visitedBy James Cook
Louis Antoine de Bougainville

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French Polynesia contains Tahiti
subject surface form: 2024 Summer Olympics
Tahiti hasPart Tahiti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tahiti Nui
Tahiti hasPart Tahiti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tahiti Iti
subject surface form: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
French Bee operatesRoute Tahiti
this entity surface form: Paris–Papeete
subject surface form: Māui
Paul Gauguin residence Tahiti
this entity surface form: Papeete, Tahiti
HMS Endeavour visited Tahiti
Paul Gauguin workedIn Tahiti