Austral Islands
In administrative terms, the Austral Islands (including the Bass Islands) constitute an administrative subdivision, the Tuha'a Pae or Austral Islands ("subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes"), one of French Polynesia's five administrative subdivisions ("subdivision administratives"). Geographically, the administrative subdivision of the Austral Islands is identical with the constituency of the Austral Islands ("circonscription des Îles Australes"), one of French Polynesia's six constituencies ("circonscriptions électorales") for the Assembly of French Polynesia.