French Polynesia
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in French Polynesia
Official name: | Territory of French Polynesia |
Capital: | Papeete |
Area: | total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) water: 507 sq km land: 3,660 sq km |
Climate: | tropical, but moderate |
Location: | Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia |
Geographic coordinates: | 15 00 S, 140 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 2,525 km |
Terrain: | mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m |
Map of French Polynesia