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Island in French Polynesia
Bora Bora Island
The Island of Bora Bora in the center of the Bora Bora Group.
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
ArchipelagoSociety Islands
Area19.91 km (7.69 sq mi)
Highest elevation727 m (2385 ft)
Highest pointMount Otemanu
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionLeeward Islands
CommuneBora Bora Commune
Largest settlementVaitape (pop. 4,927 inhabitants)
Demographics
Population9455 (2016)
Pop. density475/km (1230/sq mi)

Bora Bora Island is a 19.91 km (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. Together with its surrounding islands of Tapu, Ahuna, Tevairoa, Tane, Mute, Tufari, Tehotu, Pitiaau, Sofitel, Toopua, and Toopuaiti, it forms the group of Bora Bora.

See also

References

  1. "Encyclopedia Britannica - French Polynesia".
  2. "Encyclopedia Britannica - Bora Bora".

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