Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands , in French Polynesia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean . It is part of the Leeward Islands group (Iles sous le Vent).
Huahine measures 16 km in length, with a maximum width of 13 km. It is made up of two main islands surrounded by a fringing coral reef with several motu . Huahine Nui (Big Huahine) lies to the north and Huahine Iti (Little Huahine) to the south. The two islands are separated by a few hundred yards of water and joined by a sandspit at low tide . A small bridge was built to connect Huahine Nui and Huahine Iti.
NW of Huahine Iti lies a 375 ha brackish lake known as Lac Fauna Nui (Lac Maeva). This lake is all that remains of the ancient atoll lagoon.
There is an airport at Huahine. It was inaugurated in 1971.
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