French Polynesia
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in French Polynesia
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| Official name: |
Territory of French Polynesia
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| Capital: |
Papeete
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| Area: |
total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)
water: 507 sq km
land: 3,660 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical, but moderate
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| Location: |
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
15 00 S, 140 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
2,525 km
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| Terrain: |
mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m
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Map of French Polynesia
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