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Bora Bora

Bora Bora is an atoll in French Polynesia, about 260 km northwest of Papeete. As of 2000, the population was about 4.500 people.

The original name in the Tahitian language might be better rendered as Pora Pora, meaning "First Born".

History

The island was settled by Polynesian people about the 4th century.

While the island was sighted by earlier explorers, James Cook led the first group of Europeans to visit the island in 1777.

In 1842 Bora Bora was made a protectorate of France.

There was a United States submarine refuelling base here during World War 2.

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