Polynesian Islands Map

Further components of this widely scattered collection, also generally from west to east, are Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau, Samoa (former West Samoa), American Samoa, Tonga, Niue, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia (including the Society, Tuamotu and Marquesas Islands). Distribution, isolation and interaction on the islands of Polynesia: Tahiti and Society Islands map (French Polynesia), published by the ITMB. The Tetiaroa is one of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The name of the island is a Polynesian word for "stands apart" or "at a distance".