Bora Bora represents the quintessential island paradise. Long regarded as one of the most beautiful and exotic islands in the world, Bora Bora is located in the South Pacific Ocean, within French Polynesia. It is located 230km northwest of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia. The main island of Bora Bora is an extinct volcano consisting of two peaks named Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu. Surrounding the main island is a lagoon rimmed with small islands called motu which are formed by the coral reefs.
There are just under nine thousand people living in Bora Bora, and the majority are involved in the tourism industry. In the past decades several luxurious hotels have opened in Bora Bora, catering to an upmarket clientele.
Another view of Bora Bora from the sky
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The frigate Floreal anchored at Bora Bora
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Bora Bora from the sky
by Mila Zinkova, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bora-bora_from_air.jpg, used under GNU Free Documentation License
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