Tubuai (Austral Islands)

Tubuai (Austral Islands)

French commune|nomcommune=Tubuai
région= Collectivités d'outre-mer


département= French Polynesia
arrondissement= -
canton= -
insee=98753
cp=98754
maire=Chantal Tahiata
mandat= -
intercomm= -
longitude=-149.45
latitude=-23.38
alt moy= -
alt mini= -
alt maxi=422 m
hectares=4500
km²=45
sans= 2 171
date-sans=2002
dens=48|

Tubuai is the name of a group of islands and also the name of its main island, being part of the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. Tubuai, the main island of the Tubuai Island group, is located at coord|23|23|00|S|149|27|00|W|. It is 640 km south of Tahiti. It sustains a population of 2,049 people on 45 km² of land. Tubuai was annexed by France in 1881.

Tubuai is portrayed as an island of cannibals in one of the movie versions of the "Mutiny on the Bounty" novel.

Administration

Tubuai is the administrative capital of the Austral Islands, and the commune consists solely of the one island.

ee also

*Islands controlled by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans


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