Windward Islands topographic maps

Mont Orohena is a mountain located in the South Pacific, on the island of Tahiti. With an elevation of 2,241 metres (7,352 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point of French Polynesia. Mont Orohena is an extinct volcano and ranks 7th in the world for topographic isolation.

Average elevation: 1,282 m

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Average elevation: 215 m

Previously, during the construction of the Faʻaiere water tower with a capacity of 150,000 litres for the drinking water supply of the city of Papeʻetē, a difference in altitude of 37 metres (121 ft) was overcome with a light railway laid on a 220 metres (720 ft) long inclined plane. A winch driven by a…

Average elevation: 224 m

Average elevation: 229 m

Average elevation: 14 m

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Average elevation: 386 m

Many Moʻorean endemic species that have gone extinct or been extirpated. The Polynesian tree snails of the genus Partula were largely wiped out after the rosy wolf snail was introduced in 1977, although captive and small refuge populations on Tahiti still exist. In 2019 both Partula rosea and Partula varia…

Average elevation: 86 m