| Marquesas |
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French, 1842 |
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Bad Harbours. Fine race of Natives. |
| Paumota, or Low Archipelago |
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French Protectorate, 1846 |
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Eighteen uninhabited. Great pearl shell fishery. |
| Taihiti, or (1871) Society Islands |
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French Protectorate, 1846 |
120,000 |
90,000 |
Cotton principally exported. |
| Georgian Islands |
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Native Government. |
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Independence from Tahiti recognized. Fair code of laws. Two of the Islands under French protection. |
| Anstral, or Tebai Islands |
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Native Chiefs |
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Good Harbour in Rapa. Beautiful climate. |
| Cook's, or Hervey Islands. |
30 |
Native Queen and Chiefs |
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No harbours. Beautiful climate. Hurricanes occasionally. |
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