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Geography - note French Polynesia, in 30 editions.

The entry for French Polynesia published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
9
the first edition with it
1996
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).

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includes five archipelagoes:
  • four volcanic (Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) and one coral (Archipel des Tuamotu);
  • the Tuamotu Archipelago forms the largest group of atolls in the world -- 78 in total, 48 inhabited;
  • Makatea in the Tuamotu Archipelago is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean -- the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru

includes five archipelagoes: four volcanic (Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) and one coral (Archipel des Tuamotu); the Tuamotu Archipelago forms the largest group of atolls in the world - -- 78 in total, 48 inhabited; Makatea in the Tuamotu Archipelago is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - -- the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru

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Central Intelligence Agency. “French Polynesia: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/french-polynesia/geography-note.

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