Windward Islands
The Windward Islands are the eastern group of the Society Islands in the French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean.
- Administrative subdivision of French Polynesia with about 195,000 residents
- Description: the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia
- Also known as“Circonscription administrative des Îles du Vent”“Îles du Vent”“Tahiti”“Windward Islands (French Polynesia)”“Windward Islands (Polynesia)”“Windward Islands (Society Islands)”
Places of Interest
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Mont Aorai
Mont Aorai is a mountain on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
3½ km northeast of Windward Islands
Windward Islands
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Latitude
-17.6374° or 17° 38′ 15″ south
Longitude
-149.5172° or 149° 31′ 2″ west
Open location code
53JG9F7M+24
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Windward Islands” goes by many names.
Bowindse EilandeAfrikaans
Bowindse Eilande (Geselskapseilande)Afrikaans
جزر ويندواردArabic
Haizealdeko uharteakBasque
উইন্ডওয়ার্ড আইল্যান্ডসBengali
Illes del VentCatalan
Îles du VentCebuano
向風群島Chinese
向风群岛Chinese
Návětrné ostrovyCzech
Windward IslandsDanish
Bovenwindse EilandenDutch
Bovenwindse Eilanden (Frans-Polynesie)Dutch
Alventaj InsulojEsperanto
Tuulepealsed saaredEstonian
Tuulenpuoleiset saaretFinnish
Tuulenpuoleiset saaret (Seurasaaret)Finnish
WindwardsaaretFinnish
Illas do VentoGalician
Νησιά ΓουιντγουάρντGreek
વિન્ડવર્ડ આઈલેન્ડ્સGujarati
विंडवर्ड द्वीपHindi
विंडवर्ड द्वीप (सोसाइटी द्वीपसमूह)Hindi
Îles du VentHungarian
Szél felőli szigetekHungarian
Szél felőli szigetek (Társaság-szigetek)Hungarian
Kepulauan WindwardIndonesian
Isole del VentoItalian
ウィンドワード諸島Japanese
ವಿಂಡ್ವರ್ಡ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳುKannada
윈드워드 제도Korean
Insulae Supra VentumLatin
Vējpuses salasLatvian
Vindvārdas salasLatvian
Priešvėjinės salosLithuanian
Приветрени ОстровиMacedonian
Windward IslandsMalay
विंडवर्ड आईसलँडMarathi
Du Vent Kûn-tóMin Nan Chinese
Îles du VentNorwegian
Îles du VentNorwegian Bokmål
Illas del VentOccitan (post 1500)
جزایر بادگیرPersian
جزایر بادگیر (جزایر انجمن)Persian
Wyspy Na WietrzePolish
Наветренные островаRussian
වින්ඩ්වෝර්ඩ් දුපත්Sinhala
Îles du VentSlovenian
Privetrni otokiSlovenian
Îles du VentSwedish
Windward IslandsSwedish
Ni’a mata’i māTahitian
Te fenua ni’a mata’i māTahitian
விண்ட்வர்ட் இஸ்லாண்ட்ஸ்Tamil
Җилгә каршы утрауларTatar
విండ్వర్డ్ దీవులుTelugu
หมู่เกาะวินด์เวิร์ดThai
Rüzgârüstü AdalarıTurkish
Windward AdalarıTurkish
Навітряні островиUkrainian
ویندوارد آئی لینڈUrdu
Quần đảo WindwardVietnamese
Boppewynske EilannenWestern Frisian
Boppewynske Eilannen (Genoatskipseilannen)Western Frisian
上風群島Yue Chinese
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