King George Islands

The King George Islands (French: Îles du Roi Georges [il dy ʁwa ʒɔʁʒ]) is a subgroup of the Tuamotus Archipelago group in French Polynesia.

Unlike the atolls of the Palliser group that form a spindle from the northwest to the southeast, the King George Islands follow a mirror image pattern of grouping from southwest to the northeast.

The name "King George Islands" was given to this group by British explorer John Byron, who reached Manihi, Takaroa and Takapoto in June 1765.

In the 1880s, the Tuamotus were claimed by France, and in 1946 the indigenous Polynesians were granted the French citizenship.

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Map of the Tuamotus; the King George Islands are located to the northwest of the main Tuamotu atoll cluster.