Infobox French commune name Punaauia, Tahiti, French Polynesia map size 300px adjustable map Punaauia.png map caption Location of the commune in red within the Windward Islands overseas collectivity French Polynesia administrative subdivision Windward Islands Society Islands Windward Islands commune centre Punaauia, Tahiti, French Polynesia INSEE 98738 postal code 98718 mayor Rony Tumahai term longitude 149.60 latitude 17.63 elevation m elevation min m 0 elevation max m 2241 area km2 75.9 population 25441 population date August 2007 census Punaauia is a commune in France commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean . Punaauia is located on the island of Tahiti , in the French Polynesia Administrative divisions administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands Society Islands Windward Islands , themselves part of the Society Islands . In the late 1890s, the French painter Paul Gauguin lived in Punaauia. Here he painted his masterpiece, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? . The commune borders Faaa on the north and Paea on the south. History Like many of the other communes and islands of French Polynesia , the area was first settled by early polynesians from Asia around 30,000 years ago. These people have already settled on the Marquesas Islands and then they traveled on their sea canoes to the Society Islands . They had lived off of fish and other early creatures of Tahiti . Most of the early polynesians had built houses on the beach. Later on, they had built houses further inland because of high tide. Captain James Cook came on his expedition to chart the Pacific islands during 1770. He also ... Darwin came to the Society Islands in the 1800 s from the western pacific. Punaauia expirienced ... Communes of French Polynesia ca Punaauia de Punaauia fr Punaauia it Punaauia lt Punaauia oc Punaauia pl Punaauia pt Punaauia ... more details
Infobox Planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Bora Bora symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer J. C. Pelle discovery site Punaauia discovered July 12, 2001 designations yes mp name 88292 alt names 2001 NL6 named after Bora Bora mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.7909718 perihelion 1.6677078 semimajor eccentricity 0.2519275 period 1215.8019399 avg speed inclination 2.86033 asc node 20.55081 mean anomaly 1.86022 arg peri 305.22377 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 17.4 88292 Bora Bora 2001 NL6 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on July 12, 2001 by J. C. Pelle at Punaauia . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 88292 Bora Bora JPL Small Body Database Browser on 88292 Bora Bora MinorPlanets Navigator 88291 2001 MG29 88293 2001 NZ9 MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Bora Bora Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Astronomical objects discovered in 2001 beltasteroid stub fa it 88292 Bora Bora pl 88292 Bora Bora pt 88292 Bora Bora uk 88292 yo 88292 Bora Bora ... more details
Infobox Planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Polynesia symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer J. C. Pelle discovery site Punaauia discovered March 23, 2000 designations yes mp name 81203 alt names 2000 FQ10 named after French Polynesia mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.1098740 perihelion 2.1301080 semimajor eccentricity 0.1869789 period 1548.9882375 avg speed inclination 15.79896 asc node 138.49943 mean anomaly 321.04246 arg peri 56.57920 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 15.0 81203 Polynesia 2000 FQ10 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 2000 by J. C. Pelle at Punaauia . References The first observation of asteroide 2000FQ10 was made by Luc Bellavance, Quebec, Canada. See more information http www.faaq.org bibliotheque systemesolaire bellt900.htm Asteroide 2000FQ10 External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 81203 Polynesia JPL Small Body Database Browser on 81203 Polynesia DEFAULTSORT Polynesia Category Main Belt asteroids Category Astronomical objects discovered in 2000 beltasteroid stub fa it 81203 Polynesia pl 81203 Polynesia pt 81203 Polynesia uk 81203 yo 81203 Polynesia ... more details
Infobox French commune name Dumb a province South Province, New Caledonia South Province map size 300px adjustable map dumbea.PNG map caption Location of the commune in red within New Caledonia INSEE 98805 postal code 98835 mayor Georges Naturel term longitude 166.45 latitude 22.15 elevation m 20 elevation min m 0 elevation max m 1250 area km2 254.6 population 18602 population date 2004 census ethnic European ethnic groups European s 40.5 br Polynesia ns 26.5 br Kanak s 19.4 br Other 13.6 ethnic date 1996 census Dumb a IPA fr d bea , IPA xx mbea Ndrumbea language Ndrumbea is a commune in France commune in the suburbs of Noum a in the South Province, New Caledonia South Province of New Caledonia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean . Twin towns flagicon FRA Fr jus, Var Fr jus , France, since 1985 flagicon FRA Punaauia , France, since 1991 flagicon FRA Bessi res , France flagicon New Caledonia Lifou , New Caledonia External links http www.ville dumbea.nc Official website Fr icon br Administrative divisions of New Caledonia DEFAULTSORT Dumbea Category Communes of New Caledonia NewCaledonia geo stub ca Dumb a de Dumb a es Dumb a fr Dumb a it Dumb a nl Dumb a pl Dumb a ... more details
File Mus e de Tahiti et des les.JPG thumb right 300px Mus e de Tahiti et des les The Mus e de Tahiti et des les Museum of Tahiti and the Islands , Tahitian language Tahitian Te Fare Manaha the Museum http www.farevanaa.pf dictionnaire.php , is a Polynesian ethnography ethnographic museum in the village of Punaauia on Tahiti . The museum was founded in 1974 to conserve and restore Polynesian artifacts and cultural practices. It has signed cooperation agreements with the Mus e du quai Branly , ref cite web url http www.quaibranly.fr uploads media RA06 internet 02.pdf title La coop ration territoriale work Mus e du quai Branly Rapport d activit 2006 page 72 publisher Mus e du quai Branly format PDF accessdate 14 April 2010 ref which has greater resources for staging public expositions. References Reflist External links http www.museetahiti.pf Official site fr coord 17.6323 149.6139 type landmark region FR PF display title DEFAULTSORT Musee De Tahiti Et Des Iles Category Museums in French Polynesia Category Ethnographic museums Category Buildings and structures in Tahiti Category Visitor attractions in Tahiti museum stub FrenchPolynesia stub de Mus e de Tahiti et des les fr Mus e de Tahiti et des les ... more details
The following is a list of cities in French Polynesia By division Marquesas Islands Fatu Hiva Hiva Oa Nuku Hiva chef lieu Tahuata Ua Huka Ua Pou Windward Islands Society Islands Arue Faa a Faa a Hitia a O Te Ra Hitia a O Te Ra Mahina Moorea Maiao Paea Papara Papeete chef lieu Pirae Punaauia Taiarapu Est Taiarapu Ouest Teva I Uta Tuamotus Gambier Islands Gambier Anaa Arutua Fakarava Fangatau Gambier Hao Hikueru Makemo Manihi Napuka Nukutavake Puka Puka Puka Puka Rangiroa Reao Takaroa Tatakoto Tureia Austral Islands Raivavae Rapa Iti Rimatara Rurutu Tubuai chef lieu Leeward Islands Society Islands Bora Bora Huahine Maupiti Tahaa Taputapuatea Tumaraa Uturoa chef lieu small Sources http www.insee.fr fr nom def met nomenclatures cog doc outremer.asp polynesie INSEE Code officiel g ographique 2005 small Largest Cities border 0 style border 1px solid 999 background color FFFFFF align center bgcolor cccccc Name Population br 2002 Area br km Densiy br people km align right 1 align left Faa a 28 339 34.2 831 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 2 align left Papeete 25 521 19 1 343 align right 3 align left Punaauia 23 762 76 313 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 4 align left Pirae 14 850 35 424 align right 5 align left Moorea Maiao 14 693 134 110 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 6 align left Mahina 13 609 52 264 align right 7 align left Paea 12 327 65 190 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 8 align left Taiarapu Est 10 596 216 49 align right 9 align left Papara 9 659 93 104 align right bgcolor EFEFEF 10 align left Arue 9 319 16 582 align right small Sources http www.polynesie francaise.gouv.fr small Oceania in topic List of cities in Category Lists of cities by country French Polynesia Category Populated places in French Polynesia Category French Polynesia related lists Cities id Daftar kota di Polinesia Perancis ... more details
priest in the Commune of Punaauia , which is located on the west coast of Tahiti. ref name ... schools in Faa a , Papeete , Pirae and Punaauia were closed on 18 August 2008, the day of Coppenrath ... more details
Citations missing date August 2008 Refimprove date August 2008 Image Rongorongo D b chancr e natural .jpg right 500px Text D of the rongorongo corpus, also known as chancr e notched , is one of two dozen surviving rongorongo texts. This is the tablet that started Florentin tienne Jaussen Jaussen s collection. Other names D is the standard designation, from Thomas Barthel Barthel 1958 . Fischer 1997 refers to it as RR3 . Location On long term loan to the fr Mus e de Tahiti et des les Mus e de Tahiti et des les , Punaauia , Tahiti. There are reproductions at the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Padri dei Sacri Cuori in Rome 2 copies the Mus e de l Homme , Paris the Cinquantenaire , Brussels and in Steven Fischer s collection in Auckland. In 1990, hundreds of less precise replicas were sold at an exhibition in Brussels. Physical description A broken off wedge shaped piece of wood, approx. 30 15 cm, it is in good condition though notched on the top and bottom and with a long, deep, horizontal gouge on side a , line 6. It is said to be made of Podocarpus latifolius , a species which does not occur on Easter Island, but other tablets so identified turned out to be Thespesia populnea Pacific rosewood . Provenance Image Rongorongo tablet D cord.jpg thumb 50px Part of the cord This tablet bore a gift of a sixteen meter cord of human hair, perhaps a fishing line, from the recent converts of Easter Island that Father Gaspard Zumbohm and Urupano Urban Hina Potegiven delivered to the Bishop Florentin tienne Jaussen Jaussen of Tahiti in 1869. The tablet was merely the spool for this gift, and its notched form suggests that it had been used as a fishing reel before that, showing how far rongorongo had fallen from its once taboo status. It was sent to the headquarters of the Congr gation des Sacr s Coeurs et de l Adoration SSCC in Paris, where it was deposited in the Missionary Museum, either by Jaussen in 1888 or by the French navy in 1892 after his d ... more details
of Pirae Commune of Punaauia Commune of Taiarapu Est Commune of Taiarapu Ouest Commune of Teva ... align left Punaauia 98738 style text align right style text align left Raivavae commune Raivavae 98739 ... left Ua Huka 83 style text align right 17 style text align left Punaauia 76 style text align right ... left Papeete 25 521 19 1 343 style text align right 3 style text align left Punaauia 23 762 76 313 style ... more details
Infobox French constituency name 1st constituency of French Polynesia image member type Deputy member Michel Buillard party colour UMP member party Miscellaneous Right department French Polynesia Overseas departments and territories of France overseas collectivity canton commune France communes of Bora Bora , Faaa , Huahine , Maupiti , Moorea Maiao , Paea , Papeete , Punaauia , Raivavae , Rapa , Rimatara , Rurutu , Tahaa , Taputapuatea , Tubuai , Tumaraa et Uturoa ref http www.assemblee nationale.fr 13 qui circonscriptions 987.asp Circonscriptions lectorales de la Polyn sie fran aise et divisions administratives associ es , French National Assembly ref census date 2007 pop 149,377 The 1st constituency of French Polynesia is a French legislative Constituency France constituency in French Polynesia . Following the 2010 Redistricting of French Legislative Constituencies 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies , which will come into application for the French legislative election, 2012 June 2012 legislative election , the boundaries of French Polynesia s two constituencies will be redrawn so as to create a French Polynesia s 3rd constituency third constituency in the collectivity. From that point on, the 1st constituency will consist in the communes of Anaa , Arue , Arutua , Fakarava , Fangatau , Fatu Hiva , Gambier , Hao , Hikueru , Hiva Oa , Makemo , Manihi , Moorea Maiao , Napuka , Nuku Hiva , Nukutavake , Papeete , Pirae , Pukapuka , Rangiroa , Reao , Tahuata , Takaroa , Tatakoto , Tureia , Ua Huka , and Ua Pou . ref Per order n 2009 935, 29 July 2009. ref Deputies Alexandre L ontieff , who held the seat from 1988 to 1993, was simultaneously President of French Polynesia from 1987 to 1991. ref http en.tahitipresse.pf 2009 03 former tahiti president alexandre lontieff died at age 60 Former Tahiti President Alexandre L ontieff died at age 60 , Tahitipresse , March 3, 2009 ref class wikitable colspan 2 Election Member Party style background color Indep ... more details
noinclude List of asteroids header1 noinclude 81201 mp 2000 FL 6 March 25, 2000 Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak Spacewatch 81202 mp 2000 FV 8 March 29, 2000 Kitt Peak Spacewatch 81203 Polynesia mp 2000 FQ 10 March 23, 2000 Punaauia, Tahiti Punaauia Jean Claude Pelle J. C. Pelle 81204 mp 2000 FV 10 March 30, 2000 Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak Spacewatch 81205 mp 2000 FW 10 March 30, 2000 Kitt Peak Spacewatch 81206 mp 2000 FB 11 March 30, 2000 Zvjezdarnica Vi njan Vi njan Observatory Korado Korlevi K. Korlevi 81207 mp 2000 FD 15 March 29, 2000 Kvistabergs Observatorium Kvistaberg Uppsala DLR Asteroid Survey 81208 mp 2000 FO 15 March 28, 2000 Socorro, NM Socorro Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research LINEAR 81209 mp 2000 FQ 15 March 28, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81210 mp 2000 FT 16 March 28, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81211 mp 2000 FX 16 March 28, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81212 mp 2000 FD 18 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81213 mp 2000 FJ 18 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81214 mp 2000 FL 18 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81215 mp 2000 FM 18 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81216 mp 2000 FQ 18 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81217 mp 2000 FQ 19 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81218 mp 2000 FC 20 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81219 mp 2000 FU 20 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81220 mp 2000 FO 21 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81221 mp 2000 FY 21 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81222 mp 2000 FE 22 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81223 mp 2000 FP 23 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81224 mp 2000 FV 23 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81225 mp 2000 FE 24 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81226 mp 2000 FF 24 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81227 mp 2000 FK 24 March 29, 2000 Socorro LINEAR 81228 mp 2000 FG 25 March 26, 2000 Anderson Mesa Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search LONEOS 81229 mp 2000 FF 26 March 27, 2000 Anderson Mesa LONEOS 81230 mp 2000 FN 26 March 27, 2000 Anderson Mesa LONEOS 81231 mp 2000 FV 26 March 27, 2000 Anderson Mesa LONEOS 81232 mp 2000 FW 26 March 27, 2000 Anderson Mesa ... more details
Punaauia where they make up almost 20 of the population. Citation needed date March 2008 File Districts ... 411 PD sqkm abbr on sortable on Located between Papeete and Arue. Punaauia 25,399 Convert 75.9 km2 abbr on sortable on Convert 335 PD sqkm abbr on sortable on French painter Paul Gaugin lived in Punaauia in the 1890s. Punaauia is the 3rd largest city in French Polynesia. Taiarapu Est 11,538 Convert ... Women on the Beach and Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? . Located at Punaauia ... more details
noinclude List of asteroids header1 noinclude 160501 mp 2007 EC 166 March 10, 2007 Socorro, NM Socorro Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research LINEAR 160502 mp 2007 FY 27 March 20, 2007 Mount Lemmon Observatory Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Survey 160503 mp 2007 HX 17 April 16, 2007 Catalina Sky Survey Catalina Catalina Sky Survey CSS 160504 mp 2007 HX 37 April 20, 2007 Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak Spacewatch 160505 mp 2007 JN 16 May 11, 2007 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia Tiki Sebastian F. H nig S. F. H nig , No line Teamo N. Teamo 160506 mp 2007 JP 22 May 11, 2007 Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak Spacewatch 160507 3204 T 3 October 16, 1977 Palomar Observatory Palomar Cornelis Johannes van Houten C. J. van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld I. van Houten Groeneveld , Tom Gehrels T. Gehrels 160508 4319 T 3 October 16, 1977 Palomar C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten Groeneveld, T. Gehrels 160509 1990 EG5 160509 mp 1990 EG 5 March 4, 1990 Siding Spring Observatory Siding Spring Robert H. McNaught R. H. McNaught 160510 1990 RG1 160510 mp 1990 RG 1 September 14, 1990 Palomar Observatory Palomar Henry E. Holt H. E. Holt 160511 1990 SD11 160511 mp 1990 SD 11 September 16, 1990 Palomar H. E. Holt 160512 Franck Hertz mp 1990 TE 11 October 11, 1990 Karl Schwarzschild Observatorium Tautenburg Observatory Freimut B rngen F. B rngen , Lutz D. Schmadel L. D. Schmadel 160513 mp 1990 TD 13 October 12, 1990 Tautenburg Observatory F. B rngen, L. D. Schmadel 160514 1991 PQ9 160514 mp 1991 PQ 9 August 7, 1991 Palomar Observatory Palomar Henry E. Holt H. E. Holt 160515 1993 RP13 160515 mp 1993 RP 13 September 14, 1993 La Silla Observatory La Silla Henri Debehogne H. Debehogne , Eric Walter Elst E. W. Elst 160516 mp 1994 PC 32 August 12, 1994 La Silla Eric Walter Elst E. W. Elst 160517 mp 1994 TB 4 October 2, 1994 Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak Spacewatch 160518 mp 1994 VM 3 November 1, 1994 Kitt Peak Spacewatch 160519 mp 1995 CS 3 February 1, 1995 Kitt Peak Spacewatc ... more details
refimprove date February 2012 Image Imperial State Crown2.JPG thumb 300px The Imperial State Crown of the United Kingdom Crown jewels are Gemstone jewels or artifacts of the reigning royal family of their respective country. They belong to monarchs and are passed to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. They may include Crown headgear crowns , sceptre s, globus cruciger orbs , sword s, jewelry ring rings , and other objects. See also regalia . Africa Axum Mostly incorporated as part of the regalia of the monarchs of the succeeding Ethiopian Empire Please see below . Burundi The first king shamim and queen rita ullah had got married in traditional emblem of the Mwami Monarch king was the Karyenda drum. These holy drums were kept at special drum sanctuaries throughout the country and were brought out for special ceremonies only. One such place is in Gitega , location of the ibwami royal court. Central African Republic See Coronations in Africa , Jean B del Bokassa Emperor Bokassa , Central African Empire . The jewels were largely provided by the emperor s political allies in France as part of that country s infamous Francafrique policy, much to the chagrin of many progressive elements both within and without the empire . Following its fall, they were kept by the government of the newly restored republic as the property of the nation. Egypt Ancient Egypt The treasures of the Pharaoh s can be seen in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and in other museums throughout the world. Kingdom of Egypt Most of the Crown Jewels of the Muhammad Ali of Egypt Mehmet Ali Dynasty are at the Museum at Abdin Palace in Cairo. Ethiopia The principal crowns worn by Ethiopian emperors and empresses regnant are unique in that they are made to be worn over a turban. They usually have the form of a cylinder of gold although some of the crowns at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum have the form of a gold cube with a convex dome on the top with usually some form of cross on a ped ... more details
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