Tubuai (Austral Islands)
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Tubuai is the name of a group of islands and also the name of its main island, being part of the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. Tubuai, the main island of the Tubuai Island group, is located at . It is 640 km south of Tahiti. It sustains a population of 2,049 people on 45 km² of land. Tubuai was annexed by France in 1881.
Tubuai is portrayed as an island of cannibals in one of the movie versions of the Mutiny on the Bounty novel.
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| Polynesia | Austral and Bass Islands - French Polynesia |  |
|---|---|---|
| Islands and communes: Raivavae | Rapa | Rimatara | Rurutu | Tubuai | ||
| Islets: Maria | Marotiri | ||
| Archipelagoes: Australs & Bass | Gambiers | Marquesas | Societies | Tuamotus | ||
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