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| | The Society Islands |
 | | In the Society Islands professional groups of entertainers, the Arioi, travelled from island to isalnd entertaining, particularly during the season of harvest. | | | Though there are local differences in the traditional religion of the islands which make up the Society Islands (Windward and Leeward groups), the similarities are major, many of them shared with neighbouring groups - Tubuai/Austral Islands, Tuamotus, and Mangareva/Gambier group. | | | The Society Islands were so named by Captain James Cook as they formed a social grouping. |
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| | British consul George Pritchard is arrested by the French and deported from the Society Islands. | | | On this first voyage (he subsequently revisited the islands twice) he named the Leeward group of islands Society in honor of the Royal Society, at the instigation of which the expedition had been sent; Tahiti and the adjacent islands he called Georgian, but the first name was subsequently adopted for the whole group. | | | The transfer to France of the Tahitian kingdom (Society Islands, Tubuai Islands and the Tuamotu) was ratified by the Law of December 30, 1880 which gave French citizenship to all King Pomare's subjects. |
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| | Oceania - The Center, Apex and Base of the Polynesian Triangle |
| | The ruling family at Opoa claimed seniority above all others in the Society Islands, and their claim was admitted. | | | Large stone images were made in the Marquesas and Raivavae and smaller ones in the Society Islands, Hawai'i, and New Zealand. | | | The islands of the leeward group were named by their first discoverers, but as time rolled on, new names were given. |
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| | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| | In the old Society Islands, Oliver (1974) notes that sex was allowed prior to the completion of the tattooing or superincision. | | | The Territorial Assembly is composed of locally elected representatives from the Windward and Leeward Islands of the Society Islands, the Austral Islands, Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands, and the Marquesan Islands (Elliston, 1996). | | | The Society Islands, the Gambier Islands, the Austral Islands, and the Marquesas are primarily volcanic islands, while the majority of the Tuamotu Islands are atolls. |
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| | History of the Society Islands |
| | This is similar to the native name of Ra'iatea (the Sacred Island) of the Society Islands which was traditionally referred to as Havai'i. | | | He named the Leeward and Windward islands of the Tahiti group "The Society Islands" after the Royal Society of London, an organization similar to the National Academy of Sciences in the US. | | | Huahine and a few other Leeward islands remaind independent until 1888, when the French attempted to extended their control. |
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http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jeanstev/Society%20Islands/history.html
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| | Huahine, Society Islands - Reviews and travel information - TripAdvisor |
| | TripAdvisor provides unbiased reviews and travel information for Huahine, Society Islands. | | | Huahine, Society Islands - Reviews and travel information - TripAdvisor | | | A luxury cruise through the Society Islands reveals historic attractions, exhilarating snorkeling sights and other wonderful treasures that can only be found in the South Pacific. |
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http://www.tripadvisor.com/AllReviews-g309692-Huahine_Society_Islands.html
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| | Society Islands on Encyclopedia.com |
| | The Society Islands were visited in 1767 by the English navigator Samuel Wallis, who claimed them for Great Britain. | | | The Windward Islands include Tahiti, Moorea, Mehetia, and Tetiaroa; the Leeward Islands include Rai'atea (largest island of the Leeward group), Huahine, Bora-Bora, Maupiti, Tahaa, Maiao, Maupihaa, Tupai, Manuae, and Motu One. | | | The islands are mountainous, and there are breadfruit, pandanus, and coconut trees; the limited fauna includes wild pigs, rats, and small lizards. |
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| | Windward Islands |
| | For some time after Columbus's exploration of the islands, they were largely ignored by Europeans and left to the indigenous Caribs. | | | General Overview of the Windward Islands (Countries of the World) | | | The former British islands consist of the independent states of |
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| | Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Society Islands tropical moist forests (OC0113) |
| | Since the arrival of Polynesians 1,000 to 2,000 years ago, humans have had a massive impact on the flora and fauna of the Society Islands (Lepofsky et al. | | | A new species of starling (Sturnidae, Aplonis) from an archaeological site on Huahine, Society Islands (South Pacific Ocean). | | | This ecoregion includes the Society Islands of Motu One, Manuae, Maupihaa, Bora-Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Maiao, Moorea, Mehetia, and Tahiti). |
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| | Presidency of French Polynesia - Society Islands |
| | The Society Islands Archipelago is divided into two groups of islands: | | | The 1996 census reported a total population of 219,521 for all of Tahiti and Her Islands, with 162,686 people (74%) living in the Windward Islands. | | | The islands are Tahiti, Moorea, Maiao and Mehetia. |
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| | Society Islands |
| | French Polynesia, consists of five archipelagoes, the Society Islands, Austral Islands, Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu atolls and the Mangareva (formerly called the Gambiers) Islands within which there are 118 islands and atolls. | | | The Society Islands were given their name by Captain James Cook in 1769, when he named them after England's Royal Society, an organization similar to our National Academy of Science. | | | Since the time of contact the Society Islands have been the most popular destination of French Polynesia. |
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| | Trip Log: Society Islands |
| | In 1880, the Society Islands were taken under French protection and were made part of the French nation by 1888. | | | The Society Islands extend over 400 miles in a WNW direction. | | | All of the larger Society Islands were formed volcanically and are surrounded by coral reefs. |
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| | Society Islands map and information page by World Atlas |
| | Society Islands map and information page by World Atlas | | | The Society Islands, considered " Paradise on Earth " by savvy travelers, were explored by Captains' Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener. | | | Divided into the Windward Islands (Iles du Vent), and the Leeward Islands ( Iles Sous le Vent) they were given their stylish name by Captain James Cook in 1769, when he named them after England's Royal Society- and Royal islands they certainly are. |
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| | Scuba diving at Raiatea, 200 km from Tahiti, in the Society Islands, French Polynesia |
| | Scuba diving at Raiatea, 200 km from Tahiti, in the Society Islands, French Polynesia | | | the deep blue crystal clear waters of the Leeward Society Islands are a diver's paradise, with a rich variety of coral species, | | | The mythological atolls and wonderfully varied islands of Polynesia offer a vast area of discovery for scuba diving enthousiasts. |
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| | Photos of LESS KNOW SOCIETY ISLANDS, French Polynesia: Maiao, Tupai, Tetiaroa, Mehetia, Maupihaa, Manuae, Motu One. |
| | Photos of LESS KNOW SOCIETY ISLANDS, French Polynesia: Maiao, Tupai, Tetiaroa, Mehetia, Maupihaa, Manuae, Motu One. | | | This atoll is located in the western Leeward islands, west of Maupiti. | | | This atoll is located in the western Leeward islands, 160 km west of Maupiti. |
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| | Tiny Polynesian Islands |
| | Home - Society Islands - Tahitipolynesia - Samoa - Samoa II - Amazonas | | | Society Island lies at the heart of Oceania. | | | island you'll meet hundreds of Polynesians saying just this. |
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| | tahiti guide : 12 useful tips |
| | Remember that there are no earthquakes in tahiti and her islands! | | | which after all is normal with only 7,000 people in the most populated islands | | | Each week = no more than two islands Going from the Leeward Islands to the Tuamotu |
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| | Library Reference Search : Regional : North America : United States : Hawaii : Leeward Islands Directory |
| | Videos and other resources documenting a Polynesian Voyaging Society cultural and scientific research project focused on the Leeward Hawaiian Islands. | | | Library Reference Search : Regional : North America : United States : Hawaii : Leeward Islands | | | Library Reference Search : Regional : North America : United States : Hawaii : Leeward Islands Directory |
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| | Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Hawaii: Leeward Islands |
| | Navigating Change - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - Videos and other resources documenting a Polynesian Voyaging Society cultural and scientific research project focused on the Leeward Hawaiian Islands. | | | Access to Island Chain Before Public - Honolulu Advertiser article on the debate whether to further restrict access and exploitation of the Northwest Islands. | | | KAHEA - The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance - Alliance of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) cultural practitioners, environmental activists and others concerned with protecting customary and traditional rights and the environment in the Hawaiian Islands. |
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| | bulgaria.ca - Leeward Islands |
| | The first, and last, time I came to the islands of Greece, I was making a bee-line for Ios, in the middle of the Aegean. | | | West Indies Before and Since Emancipation: Compromising the Windward and Leeward Islands' Military Command | | | Oct. 17 and struck the northern Leeward Islands on Oct. 25. |
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| | Tahiti's Islands Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tuamotu, Marquesas |
| | Tahiti's Islands Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tuamotu, Marquesas |
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| | Leeward Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | For the western Society Islands in French Polynesia, see Leeward Islands (Society Islands) ; The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are also sometimes called the Leeward Islands. | | | Thus, the Leeward Islands are downwind, on the backside, or leeward from the Windward Islands, the group of islands that first meet the Trade Winds coming from the south. | | | The colony was known as the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871 to 1956 and the Territory of the Leeward Islands from 1956 to 1960. |
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| | Leeward Islands (Society Islands) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This article is about the Society Islands in French Polynesia. ; For the western Caribbean island group see Leeward Islands. ; The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are also sometimes called the Leeward Islands. | | | The Leeward Islands ( French : Ãles sous le Vent) are part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. | | | On this first voyage (he subsequently revisited the islands twice) he named the Leeward group of islands Society in honor of the Royal Society. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeward_Islands_(Society_Islands)
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| | Sailing & Boat Charters- Huahine Island- Tahiti Sun Travel |
| | Centrally located among the Society Islands, Huahine is close to Polynesia's "sailing center" of Raiatea and Tahaa (allowing for many chartering options) and it's only a half days sail from the tourist wonderland of Bora bora. | | | Because of its central location among the Society Islands, it's within a days sail from both Tahiti and/ or the Raiatea/ Tahaa sailing center and all the boat and yachting services associated on those islands. | | | Specify: Leeward Island group of the Society Island Archipelago- French Polynesia. |
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| | Society Islands -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Pacific Ocean; composed of Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, Gambier Islands, Society Islands (including... | | | The inhabitants of the Society Islands, whose ritual and profane dances accompanied by polyphonic chanting, nose flute, and drum playing were admired by 18th-century explorers, experienced a... | | | "Society Islands." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. |
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| | Leeward |
| | In the case of an archipelago, "leeward islands" are the islands downwind. | | | The terms "leeward" and "windward" are also used in reference to islands in an archipelago and to the different sides of a single island. | | | Leeward is the side of a boat away from the direction where the wind is coming (i.e., the side towards which the wind is moving). |
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| | Tahaa, Raiatea, Bora Bora and Tupai Atolls, Pacific Ocean |
| | This chain of coral-fringed islands forms the Leeward Island chain within the French Society Islands. | | | At bottom right are the islands of Tahaa and Raiatea. | | | The northernmost island, Tupai, is merely an atoll, having lost any relic of the volcano around which the reef originally grew, except for the shallow floor of the lagoon, showing up in turquoise. |
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