Tahiti
French Polynesian paradise
Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, located in the South Pacific.
It serves as the cultural and economic center of the territory, with Papeete as its capital.
The island evokes images of tropical paradise—palm-fringed beaches, volcanic peaks, and clear lagoons.
Gauguin painted there, cementing its association with exotic escape: They dreamed of running away to Tahiti.
Chain of scattered islands
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- Bora BoraSouth Pacific resort island
French Polynesia · Marquesas · volcanic · maritime · remote · isolated · South Pacific · channel
Sheltered coastal shallows
- palmHand's flat interior
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- hibiscusTropical flowering shrub
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
humid · lush · turquoise · reef · coral · rainforest · verdant · balmy
Pacific-spanning language family
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- tapuSacred restriction, Polynesian
- tikiPolynesian deity figure
- frangipaniFragrant tropical tree blossom
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
Bora Bora · French Polynesia · Marquesas · volcanic · maritime · remote · isolated · South Pacific · channel · barrier reef
lagoon
Sheltered coastal shallows
trade winds · humid · lush · turquoise · reef · coral · rainforest · verdant · balmy · warm
Austronesian
Pacific-spanning language family
frangipani · pareo · outrigger · ukulele · pearl · black pearl · lei
idyllic
Perfectly peaceful and charming
tranquility · oasis · sanctuary · Shangri-La · Elysium · halcyon · escape · dreamlike · unspoiled · pristine
vacation
Leisure time away
travel · leisure · voyage · excursion · resort · cruise · flight · snorkeling · diving · sailing
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- Pacific OceanMariana Trench, Hawaiian Islands, Challenger Deep, Coral Sea, Bering Sea
- boating destinationscoastal waters, inland lakes, Bahamas, canals, harbors
- Historic IslandsAlcatraz, Ellis Island, Elba, Devil's Island, Robben Island
- Captain Cookcircumnavigation, Antarctic exploration, ship logs
- Cook's VoyagesBotany Bay, New Zealand, Great Barrier Reef, Cook Islands
Tahitimainland
Principal connected territory
continent · heartland · interior · landlocked · Eurasia
TahitiSiberia
Russia's eastern expanse
Greenland · Antarctica · Detroit · Gary Indiana · Pripyat
- Tahitian vanillaTropical orchid pod variety