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How many archipelagoes make up French Polynesia?
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French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France that consists of five archipelagoes located in the south-central Pacific Ocean.1
These five groups are:
- Society Islands
- Tuamotu Archipelago
- Gambier Islands
- Marquesas Islands
- Tubuai Islands (also known as the Austral Islands)12