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Pao Pao, the largest village on Mo'orea, lies at the head of Cook's Bay.Mo'orea is a tourist destinations, and several hotels lie on the shore of the bay. [1] The University of California, Berkeley maintains the Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station on the west coast of Cook's Bay.
Moʻorea (English: / ˌ m oʊ. oʊ ˈ r eɪ. ɑː / or / ˈ m oʊ. oʊ r eɪ /; [4] Tahitian: Moʻoreʻa, [moʔore(ʔ)a]), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia.It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Tahiti.
Opunohu bay is in western Moorea where Mt. Rotui towers over the bay. Mt. Tohivea is Moorea's highest mountain just to the south. Papetoai is located to the west of the bay. People from the east of the bay would drive through the bay and reach Papetoai. Piheana is located to the east of the bay.
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A white sand beach off Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, with the Tuvalu Longhouse in view. Disney's Polynesian Village Resort is situated on the southern shore of the manmade Seven Seas Lagoon, south of Magic Kingdom and adjacent to other Walt Disney World complexes, with the Transportation and Ticket Center to the east and Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to the west. [4]
Tourism is a major economic activity of the island: daily connections with Tahiti, an exceptional lagoon and passes which are good sites for scuba diving attract a steady number of tourists. These are accommodated in hotels and family-run guesthouses, a small number of which exist on the island.