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Encyclopedia.com - Results for Austral Islands - English
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/articlesnew/45072.html

The group comprises seven islands, plus islets, with a total land area of c.115 sq mi (300 sq km). Tubuai, the largest island (c.17 sq mi/44 sq km), was visited by Capt. James Cook in 1777 and was annexed by France in 1880.

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South Pacific Islands Guide - English
URL: http://www.southpacificvacationguide.com/

South Pacific vacations, South Pacific honeymoons, cruises.

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Austral Islands - English
URL: http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/fr_polynesia/about_destin/australs.html

Just how the Polynesian peoples came to populate their islands of the Pacific is a subject of some debate. What is clear, however, is that they were great sailors and navigators who traversed vast distances of open ocean to settle as far and wide as present-day French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, parts of the New Guinea island, Tonga and the Cook Islands.

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Austral Islands Articles and Links - English
URL: http://gohawaii.about.com/cs/australislands/

Your guide to the Austral Islands in French Polynesia in the South Pacific. Sometimes known as the Tubuai Islands, the Australs are comprised of seven islands, plus islets, with a total land area of appoximately 115 sq miles. Tubuai, the largest island, was visited by Capt. James Cook in 1777 and was annexed by France in 1880.

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