French Polynesia - Map of the Society Islands

Archipel de la Societe

Les iles de la Societe
Seules les iles principales ont ete representees.
Les distances entre les iles sont inexactes

translation:
Archipelago of the Society Islands

The Society Islands
Only the main islands were represented.
Distances between islands are inaccurate
2012

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The Society Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is suspected to have been named by Captain James Cook supposedly in honour of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands; however, Cook himself stated in his journal that he called the islands Society "as they lay contiguous to one another".

The islands are divided, both geographically and administratively into two groups:

Windward Islands (Îles du Vent) (listed from east to west)
Mehetia
Tahiti
Tetiaroa
Moorea
Maiao

Leeward Islands (Îles Sous-le-Vent)
Huahine
Raiatea
Tahaa
Bora Bora
Tupai
Maupiti
Mopelia
Motu One (Bellinghausen)
Manuae