2 : to gather information or material bit by bit. transitive verb. 1a : to pick up after a reaperb : to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers. 2a : to gather (as information) bit by bit can glean secrets from his hard driveb : to pick over in search of relevant material gleaning old files for information.
Frankly, there's never a bad time to travel to paradise. Tahiti and Moorea, part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, were first explored by Captains Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener.rankly, there's never a bad time to travel to paradise. Tahiti and Moorea, part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, were first explored by Captains Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener.
Its total land area is 4,167 square kilometres (1,609 sq mi). French Polynesia is divided into 5 groups of islands: The Society Islands archipelago composed of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Austral Islands. Among its 118 islands and atolls, 67 are inhabited. Tahiti, which is located within the Society Islands, is the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the collectivity, Pape'ete. Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.