Society Islands
3 Great Layovers Worth Stopping For
...stuck there on one of their Polynesian dancing nights -- their dancers are known for being some of the best in the Society Islands. Bonus points for its brand new fitness center with...
Some enchanted cruise: hopping around South Pacific
...carved in wood with Polynesian elements substituted for standard iconography. From there we went to the Society Islands. Tahiti, its capital Papeete bustling but seedy, is the only place...
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Windward Islands (Society Islands)
The Windward Islands () are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The archipelago comprises an...
Society Islands
The Society Islands () are a group of islands in the south Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is generally believed to have been named by Captain...
Benjamin Franklin Grouard
...(1819-1894) was one of the earliest Latter Day Saint missionaries to the Society Islands, which now constitute French Polynesia. Grouard was born in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He...
Manuae (Society Islands)
...of Maupihaa (aka Mopelia) and 255 km (160 miles) to the west of Maupiti, at . It is the westernmost of the Society Islands' Leeward Islands , located 217 mi. (350 km) west of Bora Bora and...
Motu One (Society Islands)
Motu One, also known as Bellinghausen, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands. Motu One is located 550 km northwest from Tahiti and 72 km northeast of Manuae, its closest...
Whale of a time follows after reading tragic story
...feet long), to the irrational fear of Tahitians, which caused the men to steer away from the nearby Society Islands, to the straw-drawing cannibalism in the starving men's lifeboat. An...
Museum snaps up links with Cook's Polynesian passenger
...the South Pacific Ocean. Omai joined Cook's second voyage of Pacific discovery at Huahine, the modern-day Society Islands - which explains why the Australian National Maritime...
