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==== Background Information ==== | ==== Background Information ==== | ||
[[Portal:French Polynesia|French Polynesia]] lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south they are Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands, Society Islands, and Austral or Tubuai Islands. Papeete, Tahiti is the capital. The population is about 92,000. About half of the people live on the island of Tahiti. | [[Portal:French Polynesia|French Polynesia]] lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south they are Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands, Society Islands, and Austral or Tubuai Islands. Papeete, Tahiti is the capital. The population is about 92,000. About half of the people live on the island of Tahiti. | ||
See also the [[Portal:French Polynesia|Portal: French Polynesia]] in FamilySearch Research Wiki. | French Polynesia has five major island groups:<br> | ||
*[[Austral_Islands|Austral Islands]] | |||
*[[Gambier_Islands|Gambier Islands]] | |||
*[[Marquesas_Islands|Marquesas Islands]] | |||
*[[Society_Islands_(includes_Tahiti)|Society Islands]] | |||
*[[Tuamotu_Islands|Tua]][[Tuamotu_Islands|motu Islands]]<br> | |||
See also the [[Portal:French Polynesia|Portal: French Polynesia]] in FamilySearch Research Wiki. | |||
==== Customs ==== | ==== Customs ==== | ||