Society Islands

The Society Islands (French: Îles de la Société or officially Archipel de la Société) are a group of islands in the south Pacific, administratively part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is so named in honor of the Royal Society, sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands.The islands are divided geographically, politically and administratively into two groups:Windward Islands (Îles du Vent) (listed from east to west)MehetiaTahitiMooreaMaiaoTetiaroaLeeward Islands (Îles Sous-le-Vent)HuahineBora BoraRaiateaTahaaMaupitiTupaiMopeliaScillyMotu One (Bellinghausen)The islands became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. They have a population of 214,445 inhabitants (as of 2002 census). They cover an area of 1,598 km² (617 sq. miles).
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Noun
1. an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific east of Samoa
(hypernym) archipelago
(part-holonym) French Polynesia, French Oceania
(part-meronym) Tahiti