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This idyllic tropical island has beautiful beaches, swaying palm trees and the lovely blue lagoon. Pearl of the Pacific Ocean, the place closest to heaven on earth, the island of dreams-these are all adjectives which people described Bora Bora.
Bora Bora is an island located in the center of French Polynesia, one of the finest units in the island group of the Society Islands Livard. Dazzling white beaches fringed by palm trees, turquoise hills and full of bright hibiscus flowers are spread through the crystal clear lagoon. Tropical temperatures between 24 and 28 degrees C calm fresh breezes coming from the east.
There is only one navigable passage which can pass through a ring of coral islands. It is therefore natural harbor lagoon. In addition to the main, central island, twice the amount of Gibraltar, there are two smaller - Tupua I Tupuaiti. All these islands along the remains of a volcanic crater is eroded. Two sharp, jagged peak is dominated Bora Bora: Pahia, 660 m high, and slightly higher Otemanu with its 725 m. Polynesians migrated to the island 1100 years ago and in it there are several ancient temples. One of them has a stone slab on which are engraved the sacred turtle.
The first settler in Europe was James O'Connor, who 1792nd The survivor of a shipwreck British whaler Matilda. He married and settled on the southernmost point of the island, which he called Matilda Point. Today the place is known as Matira Point. The island was in 1895. It became part of French Polynesia.
Bora Bora is rapidly adopted the western way of life 1928/29 after the initial U.S. invasion. Then here came the crew that filmed the silent film Tabu, a tragic story about a hunter diver who has violated the laws and taboos. It was just announced the arrival of the Americans who during the Second World War, the island was a naval base and an airport with 600 soldiers.Runway built on Motu Mateu during the war are now part of the airport from which the tourists are transported by boat across the lagoon to the main place Vaitape.
After a day in the sun and enjoy the sand and sparkling water tropical sunset in Bora Bora is fiery and short. After that the island remains in the dark that make more dense wind sighing in the branches of palm trees and hit the waves on the reef.
