Back Bowindse Eilande (Geselskapseilande) Afrikaans جزر ويندوارد Arabic Illes del Vent Catalan Îles du Vent (administratibong yunit) CEB Alventaj Insuloj (Franca Polinezio) Esperanto Islas de Barlovento (Polinesia Francesa) Spanish Tuulepealsed saared (Okeaania) Estonian Haizealdeko uharteak (Sozietate uharteak) Basque جزایر بادگیر (جزایر انجمن) Persian Windwardsaaret (Seurasaaret) Finnish
Native name: Îles du Vent | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°32′S 149°50′W / 17.533°S 149.833°W |
| Archipelago | Society Islands |
| Major islands | Tahiti, Moorea, Tetiaroa |
| Area | 1,195 km2 (461 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,241 m (7352 ft) |
| Highest point | Mont Orohena |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Largest settlement | Papeete (capital) (pop. 131,695 urban) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 194,623[1] (Aug. 2007 census) |
| Pop. density | 163/km2 (422/sq mi) |
The Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent [il dy vɑ̃]) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. These islands were also previously named the Georgian Islands in honour of King George III of the United Kingdom.[2][3]
- ^ Institut Statistique de Polynésie Française (ISPF). "Recensement de la population 2007" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ "CENTRAL POLYNESIA. No. 14. A GAZETTEER OF CENTRAL POLYNESIA - (CONTINUED)". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ George French Angas (1866). Polynesia; A popular description of the physical features, inhabitants, natural history, and productions of the islands of the Pacific. With an account of their discovery, and the progress of civilisation and christianity amongst them. London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge. p. 281 – via NZETC.