Tahiti
E33279
British navigator
geographical entity
international airport
island
surfing reef break
volcanic island
Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, renowned for its volcanic mountains, lush rainforests, and world-famous surfing beaches in the South Pacific.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faaʻa International Airport | 0 |
| Mont Orohena | 0 |
| Papeete, Tahiti | 1 |
| Paris–Papeete | 1 |
| Samuel Wallis | 0 |
| Tahiti Iti | 1 |
| Tahiti Nui | 1 |
| Teahupoʻo | 0 |
Statements (64)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
2024 Summer Olympics
subject surface form:
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
this entity surface form:
Paris–Papeete
subject surface form:
Māui
this entity surface form:
Papeete, Tahiti