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Bora Bora Island is a 19.91 km 2 (8 sq mi) island in the Bora Bora Islands Group, within the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is the main island of the commune of the same name. [ 1 ] Together with its surrounding islands of Tapu , Ahuna , Tevairoa , Tane , Mute , Tufari , Tehotu , Pitiaau , Sofitel , Toopua , and Toopuaiti , it forms ...
Bora Bora (French: Bora-Bora; Tahitian: Pora Pora) is an island group in the Leeward Islands in the South Pacific. The Leeward Islands comprise the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, which is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. Bora Bora has a total land area of 30.55 km 2 (12 sq mi).
The commune of Bora-Bora is made up of the island of Bora Bora proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef (30.55 km 2 /11.3 sq. miles in total) and of the atoll of Tupai (11 km 2 (4.2 sq mi)), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Bora Bora. The atoll of Tupai has no permanent population apart from some seasonal workers in ...
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Vaitape is located on the western side of the main island of Bora Bora. It has a view of the western part of the Bora Bora lagoon. It is about 2,000 mi (3,200 km) east of Sydney, Australia. It also has a view of Bora Bora's tallest mountain, Mount Otemanu. It is surrounded with islets marking the end of the Bora Bora lagoon.
When in 1826, the main leaders of the movement were banished from Raiatea, the heresy spread to all the Leeward Islands, including Bora Bora. The Mamaia sect gained such influence over Tahaa and Bora Bora that in 1833 the two islands joined forces to engage in a war against Raiatea and Huahine, which had remained loyal to the missionaries.
Bora Bora Airport signage. Prior to the opening of the Faa'a International Airport (PPT) in Papeete, Tahiti in 1960, Bora Bora was served by French air carrier Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI) with Douglas DC-7C propliner service direct to Los Angeles (LAX) via a stop in Honolulu (HNL) and also direct to Nouméa via a stop in Nandi (NAN, now Nadi) with both flights operating once a ...
The Island boasts many resorts. Near the island of Tape, is Le Meridien Resort. [1] Thalasso Intercontinental Resort [2] Eden Beach Resort [3] [4] Bora Bora One Resort, near Taurere [5] Chez Nono operates a camping facility in Fareone point, at the south of Piti Aau, the cheapest in Bora Bora. [6]