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Tahiti

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The principal island of a group in the South Pacific; sometimes called the Society Islands, situated 2000 m. NE. of New Zealand; are mountainous, of volcanic origin, beautifully wooded, and girt by coral reefs; a fertile soil grows abundant fruit, cotton, sugar, &c., which, with mother-of-pearl, are the principal exports; capital and chief harbour is Papeete; the whole group since 1880 has become a French possession.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tahiti'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/tahiti.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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