Bora Bora Blue Heaven Island Facts And History
This idyllic tropical island, the nearest place to “paradise” on earth, is located in the center of French Polynesia, one of the most beautiful continent in the island group Livard, which belongs to the Society Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Dazzling white beaches fringed with palm trees, turquoise hill and full of bright flowers hibiscus stretch with crystal clear blue lagoon. Tropical temperatures between 24°C and 28°C and calm fresh breezes coming from the east.
There is only one navigable passage which can pass through the ring of coral islands, which is why the lagoon is a natural harbor. In addition to the main, central islands, there are two small, Tupua and Tupuaiti.
All these islands together are the remains of a volcanic crater that is eroded. Two sharp uneven summit, Pahije, high 660 m, and slightly higher Otemanu with its 725 meters, dominating in Bora Bora.
How Bora Bora was formed
The island of Bora Bora surfaced from the sea like a great volcano 3 million years ago, and around it has grown coral ring. Miniature coral polyps live in the stone shells secreted by using the calcium that draw from shallow tropical sea. Stone shields of one collony of polyps grow slowly and so created the reef.
As the oceanic crust cooled, the volcano began to sink, and the coral is still continued to grow, so that the island and lagoon remain within the ring of coral reef. In time, the island will disappear and will remain only atoll, this means a lagoon surrounded by coral reefs.
Facts about Bora Bora
No. 1 – temperatures are ideal, between 24°C and 28°C
No. 2 – highest place is peak Otemanu 725 meters
No. 3 – island was formed 3 million years ago
No. 4 – surface of island Bora Bora is 30 km2 (12 sq mi)
No. 5 – population is 9,000
No. 6 – it is a pest free zone
No. 7 – there is no public transit
No. 8 – Matira Beach is one of the best in the World
No. 9 – tattooing is a sacred
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