French Polynesian Geography, French Polynesia Geography
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Location: 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
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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