List of ecoregions in French Polynesia

The following is a list of ecoregions in French Polynesia, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Terrestrial

French Polynesia is in the Oceanian realm

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Freshwater

  • Marquesas
  • Society Islands
  • Tubuai Islands

Marine

French Polynesia is in the Eastern Indo-Pacific marine realm.

Southeast Polynesia province

  • Tuamotus
  • Rapa-Pitcairn
  • Southern Cook/Austral Islands
  • Society Islands

Marquesas province

  • Marquesas

References

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