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French Polynesia's Geography | French Polynesias Geography
 French Polynesia MapLocation: Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia Geographic coordinates: 15 00 S, 140 00 W Map references: Oceania Area: Total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) land: 3,660 sq km water: 507 sq km Area - comparative: Slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 2,525 km Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: Tropical, but moderate Terrain: Mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m Natural resources: Timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower Land use: Arable land: 0.82% permanent crops: 5.46% other: 93.72% (2001) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: Occasional cyclonic storms in January Environment - current issues: NA Environment - international agreements: Geography - note: Includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru |
