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BORA BORA
Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of
the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas
collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island,
located about 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Papeete,
is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the center
of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising
to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point
at 727 metres (2,385 ft). The original name of the island in the
Tahitian language might be better rendered as Pora Pora, meaning
"First Born"; an early transcription found in 18th- and 19th century
accounts, is Bolabolla (or "Bollabolla").
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