Tahiti
island in the Southern Pacific Ocean
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Summary
Tahiti is an island[1]. Tahiti ranks in the top 0.22% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,606 views/month, #16 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: French Polynesia[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Instance of: volcanic island[6]
- Capital: Papeete[7]
- Part of: Windward Islands[8]
- Commons category: Tahiti[9]
- Diplomatic relation: Hawaii[10]
- Highest point: Mont Orohena[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Windward Islands[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tahiti[13]
- Commons gallery: Tahiti[14]
- Population: 178,133[15], 84,500[16], 140,000[17], 95,600[18]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[19], Otto's encyclopedia[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[23], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Tahiti[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in the Kingdom of Tahiti[28]
- Native label: Tahiti[29]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Tahiti[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Tahiti[31]
- Different from: Haiti[32]
- Length: 61 km[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 2241 m[34]
- Area: 1042 km²[35]
- Width: 29 km[36]
- Perimeter: 132 km[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tahiti include Faa'an International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in France[40].
Why It Matters
Tahiti has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Tahiti is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Tahiti include Faa'an International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in France[40].