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Get the Moorea-Maiao, Windward Islands local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
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.
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Domestic interisland service is operated by Air Tahiti with international flights being operated by Air Tahiti Nui, Air France, LATAM Chile, United and other airlines. By sea, passengers can use a marine ferry service for travel to Moorea or a Bora Bora cruise line service for travel to Bora Bora.
The archipelago comprises an administrative division (French: subdivision administrative) of French Polynesia, and includes the following islands: Tahiti [4] Moorea; Mehetia; Tetiaroa; Maiao; The capital of the administrative district is Papeete on the island of Tahiti. Tahiti, Moorea, and Mehetia are volcanic islands. Tetiaroa and Maiao are ...
Moʻorea-Maiʻao is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.It consists of the island of Moʻorea (133 km 2 /51 sq. miles) and the much smaller atoll of Maiʻao (8.8 km 2 /3.4 sq. miles), located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Moʻorea, with both being part of the Windward Islands administrative subdivision. [3]
Cook's Bay on Moorea, French Polynesia Mokoliʻi Isle near Oahu, Hawaii Polynesia is characterized by a small amount of land spread over a very large portion of the mid- and southern Pacific Ocean . It comprises approximately 300,000 to 310,000 square kilometres (117,000 to 118,000 sq mi) of land, of which more than 270,000 km 2 (103,000 sq mi ...
Shark on the Moorea reef. The tropical forests of French Polynesia are home to a great variety of rare animals and plants. Above all, the islands are known for their olfactory landscape. The Tahitian tiaré (Gardenia taitensis), which blooms exclusively on the Society Islands, is one of the most fragrant of all flowers and is now protected.