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Quoting the website of the Presidency of French Polynesia (page no longer online):
There are nine islands that make up the Leeward Islands in the western part of the Society Islands archipelago. The Leeward Islands are spread out over a vast area located between 151º and 155ºW and 16º and 17ºS.
The Leeward Islands are divided into two groups. There are the main islands of Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and Bora Bora along with the atoll of Tupai and the island of Maupiti. Further west, there are three small atolls: Mopelia, Scilly and Bellinghausen. The Leeward Islands cover an area of 405 square kilometers and have a population of 26,838 (1996 census).
Ivan Sache, 22 August 2005
The flag of the Lewward islands (photo, photos) is horizontally divided in seven stripes, in turn red and white.<+P>
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán & Olivier Touzeau, 12 March 2018
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The flag of the Leeward Islands used in sports events (photo, Les Nouvelles de Tahiti, 3 June 2000) is horizontally divided yellow-green-yellow (1:2:1) with the black letters "ISLV" (for Îles Sous-le-Vent) placed in the yellow stripe in an arched pattern.
The flag used during the futsal competition of the 6th Islands' Festival (April 2014; photos) is horizontally divided green-yellow with the black letters "ISLV" in an arched pattern over all.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, Daniel Lundberg, Pascal Vagnat & Olivier Touzeau, 19 February 2017
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Flag of the Leeward Islands Federation, 1820-1845 - Image by Ivan Sache, 27 August 2005
According to the Flags of Paradise chart [brt96], the flag of the Leeward Islands Federation was red with five white stars placed 2, 1 and 2.
Ivan Sache, 27 August 2005
