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Tubuai Islands

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Tu·bu·a·i Islands  (t-bwä, tb-)
See Austral Islands.
Tubuai Islands [ˌtuːbuːˈaɪ]
pl n
(Placename) a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop.: 6510 (latest est.). Area: 173 sq. km (67 sq. miles) Also called Austral Islands
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Noun1.Tubuai IslandsTubuai Islands - a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
Austral Islands
French Oceania, French Polynesia - a French overseas possession in the South Pacific


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