Austral Islands Map
Map of Australian IslandsAustral Islands Map
By November 2013, the authorities of France-Polynesia undertook to protect at least 20 per cent of France's waterways by 2020. Over 50 non-governmental organisations supported this objective at an official meeting in June 2014 on the occasion of the Hokule'a, the historic Polish ship and its crews, who travelled from Hawaii across the Pacific to Tahiti to enhance the conservation of the seas.
Pew charitable trusts work with government, fishers, scientists, community groups and community members around the globe as part of the Global Ocean Legacy Projects to establish large ocean reservations for the long-term sanitation of our seas. Pew is working with civil servants and the general community in Polynesia to meet the government's obligation to provide protection for at least 20 percent of Polynesia's waterways by 2020.
Involving a large spectrum of individuals, we are hoping to be able to identify ideas that are widely supported and respect traditionally Polyynesian sentiments.
Holidays on the Australian Islands
An Australian Island holiday is well for adventurous travellers looking for unspoilt coves. This range of five high islands lies at the Tropic of Capricorn a few hundred kilometres from Tahiti. Australians are famous for the tradition of weavein' woollen and panda leaf into artistic treasures such as caps, wallets, matting and pockets, and for the seasons al fresco where bumpbackwhals pass through the area.
Accommodation in the Australian Islands may be in short supply in comparison to the remainder of Polynesia, with only a few small islandside accommodation and small boarding houses. It is the most northern of the Australian Islands. Remarkable is the landscape of the isle, which consists of high rocks encircled by a number of caverns that can be visited.
Tubuai, also known as The Iceland of Plenty, is the biggest of the Australian Islands. â Tubai consists of two groups of mounds on the east and west flank of the islands, which are connected by lowlands valley. Seen from the ocean, it looks like two islands. The Tubuai is encircled by a barriere that surrounds a broad sandy beach which makes it an excellent place for snorkelling.
The Rimatara is the smallest of the Australians in terms of population, stature and population. Currently whaleboats are arriving in one of the two towns of Amaru or Mutua Ura, but a new airfield is under construction. Raivavae is located directly below the Tropic of Capricorn and is one of the most important islands for archaeology and nature beauties in France.
The islands are served by Air Tahiti on Tubuai routes. Approximately 1,100 inhabitants are living in four seaside towns on the islands, with Rairua acting as the administration centre. After all, it is the most southern of the islands in the southern Pacific. It is located 100m from Raivavae and over 720 leagues from Tahiti and is usually referred to as Rapa-ti or âsmall Rapaâ, out of respect for the great rava (Rapa Nui) - Easter Isle.
The two islands are also linked by a close and powerful link in culture. This is the only French Polynesian subtropical French Polynesian isolated isle. During the Australian July and August winters, the southern climate can reach 5 °C as wind blows over the stormy open sea and brings cool weather up from the South Pole.
There is no airfield on Rapid, and supply is by freighter from Tahiti. Although this desert little isle at the foot of the earth is hard to get to, there are still daring spirits who follow the call into the distance.