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Society Islands
(Encyclopedia) Society Islands, island group (2002 pop. 214,445), South Pacific, a part of French Polynesia. The group comprises the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands (total land area c.650 sq…Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb von
(Encyclopedia) Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb vonBellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb vonfäbˈēən gôtˈlēp fôn bĕlˈĭngzhouˌzən [key], 1778–1852, Russian explorer, b. Sarema, Estonia. A graduate of the…Queiros, Pedro Fernandes de
(Encyclopedia) Queiros, Pedro Fernandes deQueiros, Pedro Fernandes depĕˈdr&oobreve; fərnəNˈdəsh dĭ kārôshˈ [key], c.1560–1614, Portuguese navigator. In Spanish service, he sailed (1595) as second…Williams, John, English missionary
(Encyclopedia) Williams, John, 1796–1839, English missionary, called the Apostle of Polynesia. Under the London Missionary Society he went (1817) to the Society Islands. He discovered Rarotonga in…Bora-Bora
(Encyclopedia) Bora-BoraBora-Borabōˈrä-bōˈrä [key], volcanic island, 15 sq mi (39 sq km), South Pacific, in the Leeward group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. It is a mountainous island,…Moorea
(Encyclopedia) MooreaMooreamôrāˈä [key], volcanic island (2002 pop. 14,226), c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), South Pacific, second largest of the Windward group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. The…Makatea
(Encyclopedia) MakateaMakateamäkätāˈä [key], formerly AuroraAuroraôrôrˈə [key], island, South Pacific, one of the most northwesterly of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. The center of the…Rai'atea
(Encyclopedia) Rai'ateaRai'atearäˌyätāˈä [key], volcanic island, 92 sq mi (238 sq km), South Pacific, largest and most important of the Leeward group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. The…Bougainville, Louis Antoine de
(Encyclopedia) Bougainville, Louis Antoine deBougainville, Louis Antoine delwē äNtwänˈ də b&oomacr;găNvēlˈ [key], 1729–1811, French navigator. He accompanied Montcalm to Canada as aide-de-camp,…Bounty, British naval vessel
(Encyclopedia) Bounty, British naval vessel, a 220-ton (200-metric-ton), 85-ft (26-m) cutter, commanded by William Bligh. She set sail for the Pacific in Dec., 1787, to transport breadfruit trees…Trending
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