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	Topics Society Islands Topic Home The Society Islands are a group of islandIsland An island or isle is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.... s in the south Pacific, administratively part of French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia French Polynesia is a French "overseas collectivity" with the particular designation of "overseas country" in the souther... . The archipelagoArchipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands.... is generally believed to have been named by Captain James CookJames Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer.... in honor of the Royal SocietyRoyal Society The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, was founded i... , sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands; however, Cook states in his journal that he called the islands Society "as they lay contiguous to one another". The islands are divided geographically, politically and administratively into two groups: Windward IslandsWindward Islands (Society Islands) The Windward Islands are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.... (Îles du Vent) (listed from east to west) MehetiaMehetia Mehetia or Meetia is an island in the Windward Islands, in the east of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.... TahitiTahiti Tahiti is the largest island of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocea... MooreaMoorea Moorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti.... MaiaoMaiao Maiao is an 9.5 km² island formation about 75 kilometers west of Moorea and one of the Winward Islands in French Polynesia.... TetiaroaTetiaroa Tetiaroa, one of the Society Islands, is an atoll located 59 km due north of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia locate... Leeward IslandsLeeward Islands (Society Islands) The Leeward Islands are part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.... (Îles Sous-le-Vent) HuahineHuahine Overview Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific ... Bora BoraBora Bora Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in t... RaiateaRaiatea Somewhat smaller than Tahiti, Raiatea is the second largest of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.... TahaaTahaa Tahaa is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Oc... MaupitiMaupiti Maupiti is an island at the heart of the Leeward Islands in French Polynesia.... TupaiTupai Summary Tupai is a low-lying atoll in Society Islands, French Polynesia.... MopeliaMaupihaa Maupihaa, also known as Mopelia, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands.... Scilly Motu OneMotu One (Society Islands) Motu One is a group of islets in the Leeward group of the Society Islands.... (Bellinghausen) The islands became a French protectorateIslands controlled by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans Indian Ocean IslandsThe following islands are in the Indian Ocean... in 1843 and a colonyColony In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distant state.... in 1880. They have a population of 227,807 inhabitants (as of August 2007 census). They cover a land area of 1,590 km² (614 sq. miles). External links