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![]() ![]() French Polynesia Geography 2001https://photius.com/wfb2001/french_polynesia/french_polynesia_geography.htmlSOURCE: 2001 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location: Oceania, archipelago 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:
Area - comparative: slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 2,525 km Maritime claims:
Climate: tropical, but moderate Terrain: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower Land use:
Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: occasional cyclonic storms in January Environment - current issues: NA Geography - note:
includes five archipelagoes; 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
NOTE: The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia Geography 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Polynesia Geography 2001 should be addressed to the CIA. |