Tahiti

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Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, renowned for its volcanic mountains, lush rainforests, and world-famous surfing beaches in the South Pacific.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Tahiti canonical 58
Tahiti, French Polynesia 3
island of Tahiti 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British navigator
geographical entity
international airport
island
surfing reef break
volcanic island
adminCenterOf French Polynesia
Windward Islands
annexationDate 19th century
annexedBy France
area about 1,045 square kilometers
capital Papeete
climate tropical rainforest climate
coastType fringing reef
country France
currency CFP franc
currentStatus part of an overseas collectivity of France
dateOfEuropeanDiscovery 1767
demographicRole most populous island of French Polynesia
discoveredByEuropeans Samuel Wallis
elevation about 2,241 meters
ethnicGroup Chinese community
Europeans
Polynesians
formerStatus French colony
geologicalOrigin hotspot volcanism
hasAirport Faaʻa International Airport
hasPart Tahiti Iti
linked to: Tahiti

Tahiti Nui
linked to: Tahiti
hasPort Port of Papeete
hasSport outrigger canoeing
surfing
highestPoint Mont Orohena
hostedEvent 2024 Summer Olympics surfing events
knownFor black sand beaches
lagoon and coral reefs
lush rainforests
overwater bungalows
pearl farming
surfing beaches
tourism
volcanic mountains
largestCity Papeete
localLanguage Tahitian
linked to: Tahitian language
locatedIn Oceania
South Pacific Ocean
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
pearl cultivation
services
tourism
officialLanguage French
partOf French Polynesia
Society Islands
population over 180,000 inhabitants
populationConcentration northwestern coast
religion Christianity
sovereignState French Republic
surfSpot Teahupoʻo
timeZone UTC−10:00
traditionalDance ʻori Tahiti
traditionalMusic Polynesian music
traditionalProduct monoi oil
visitedBy James Cook
Louis Antoine de Bougainville

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Referenced by (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2024 Summer Olympics hasCoHostCity Tahiti
subject linked to: Summer Olympics 2024
French Bee operatesRoute Paris–Papeete
linked to: Tahiti
Paul Gauguin workedIn Tahiti
Paul Gauguin residence Papeete, Tahiti
linked to: Tahiti
Tahiti hasPart Tahiti Nui
linked to: Tahiti
Tahiti hasPart Tahiti Iti
linked to: Tahiti
French Polynesia contains Tahiti
HMS Endeavour visited Tahiti
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) narrativeLocation Tahiti
subject linked to: Mutiny on the Bounty
Māui regionOfMyth Tahiti
subject linked to: Māui (Polynesian demigod)
SOI usesReferenceLocations Tahiti
Southern Oscillation pressureDifferenceBetween Tahiti
subject linked to: SO
Society Islands contains Tahiti
Society Islands tourismHub Tahiti
Tahitian language spokenIn Tahiti
Papeete locatedIn Tahiti
Papeete locatedOnIsland Tahiti
Mont Orohena locatedIn Tahiti
Mont Orohena island Tahiti
Teahupoʻo locatedIn Tahiti
Port of Papeete locatedOn island of Tahiti
linked to: Tahiti
Port of Papeete serves island of Tahiti
linked to: Tahiti
ʻori Tahiti placeOfOrigin Tahiti
Moorea locatedNear Tahiti
Tahiti Time usedIn Tahiti
Tupaia countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Tahiti
linked to: Tahiti
Tahitians ethnicityOf Tahiti