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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.
The positions of the stars helped guide Polynesian voyages. Stars, as opposed to planets, hold fixed celestial positions year-round, changing only their rising time with the seasons. Each star has a specific declination, and can give a bearing for navigation as it rises or sets. Polynesian voyagers would set a heading by a star near the horizon ...
Mount Tohivea (or Tohiea) is an extinct volcano on the island of Mo'orea in French Polynesia. It is the island's highest point at 1,207 metres (3,960 ft). The mountain is about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Pao Pao, and is easily visible from Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia.
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]
View of Mou'a Roa (880 m), Mo'orea Island. They have a population of 275,918 inhabitants (as of 2017). [1] They cover a land area of 1,590 square kilometres (610 sq mi). The Society Islands are a tropical South Sea archipelago of volcanic origin. They represent the most economically important of the five archipelagos of French Polynesia.
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. [2] Cook's Bay was named after the British explorer ...
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Papetō'ai is an associated commune on the island of Mo'orea, in French Polynesia. It is part of the commune Moorea-Maiao . According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 2,214.