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Saturday, 11 January 2014
Saturday, 11 January 2014
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Bora Bora, located about 160
miles northwest ofTahiti and approximately 2,600 miles south ofHawaii, was discovered in 1722, and is arguably the most
beautiful island on the planet.
The island's ancient name of Vava'u suggests the original inhabitants of this 7 million year old island arrived fromTonga, and interestingly, there is no "B," in the local Tahitian language, so its actual name isPora Pora, meaning "first born."
Under the leadership of Admiral Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars, Bora Bora was named a colony of France in 1842.
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