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Guide to '''French Polynesia ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
==Information== | |||
French Polynesia is an island overseas collectivity of the [[France Genealogy|French Republic]] in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are the [[Cook Islands Genealogy|Cook Islands]], [[Kiribati Genealogy|Kiribati]], and the [[Pitcairn Islands Genealogy|Pitcairn Islands]]. The official language is French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, “French Polynesia,” in ‘’Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,’’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia, accessed 29 April 2016.</ref> | |||
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==French Polynesia Map== | |||
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in French Polynesia. | |||
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Image:French polynesia.png|Map of islands with names | |||
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== Islands == | |||
[[French_Polynesia|French Polynesia]] lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south the major island groups are:<br> | |||
*[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]] | |||
*[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]] | |||
*[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands (Includes Tahiti)]] | |||
*[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]] | |||
*[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:French Polynesia]] | |||
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In other languages: FrançaisGuide to French Polynesia ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
French Polynesia is an island overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are the Cook Islands, Kiribati, and the Pitcairn Islands. The official language is French.[1]
French Polynesia Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in French Polynesia.
Map of islands with names
Islands[edit | edit source]
French Polynesia lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south the major island groups are:
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, “French Polynesia,” in ‘’Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,’’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia, accessed 29 April 2016.