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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).
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. The atolls surrounding the islands are covered with numerous corals, around which butterfly and clown fish frolic. Manta rays ...
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 ...
Map of Bora Bora showing the location of Vaitape Vaitape. Vaitape is the largest city of Bora Bora Island in French Polynesia. It has a population of 4,927, about half of the island's population which is about 10,605. It is located about 210 km (130 mi) northwest of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia.
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 ...
Bora Bora is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. The island comes in at No. 2 on U.S. News & World’s Report’s list of Best Places to Visit for 2023-24.
Bora Bora, Tahaʻa, and Raiatea from space. Tahaʻa (sometimes spelled as Tahaa) is an island located among the western group, the Leeward Islands, of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the South Pacific Ocean.
Faanui is an associated commune on the island of Bora Bora, in French Polynesia. According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 3,312 people. According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 3,312 people.