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Bora Bora

 

• Bora Bora is a small South Pacific island northwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Surrounded by sand-fringed motus (islets) and a turquoise lagoon protected by a coral reef, it’s known for its scuba diving. It's also a popular luxury resort destination where some guest bungalows are perched over the water on stilts. At the island's center rises Mt. Otemanu, a 727m dormant volcano. ― Google
  Area: 30.55 km²
  Elevation: 727 m
  Max length: 2.63 km
  Population: 10,605 (2017)
  Highest point: Mount Otemanu
  Highest elevation: 727 m (2385 ft)
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Bora-Bora, volcanic island, Îles Sous le Vent (Leeward Islands), in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It lies in the central South Pacific Ocean, about 165 miles (265 km) northwest of Tahiti. The mountainous island, some 6 miles (10 km) long and 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, has Mount Otemanu (Temanu; 2,385 feet [727 metres]) and twin-peaked Mount Pahia (2,159 feet [658 metres]) as its highest peaks. It is surrounded by coral reefs. On the west side of Bora-Bora is a large lagoon in which the smaller islands of Toopua and Toopua Iti protect a spacious harbour, popular with yachtsmen. Vaitape, the principal village and administrative centre, is on the west coast.

The island’s name—the Tahitian spelling of which is Porapora—means “First Born”; according to tradition, it was the first island created after Raiatea. Bora-Bora was sighted by Dutch admiral Jacob Roggeveen in 1722, visited by Capt. James Cook in 1769 and 1777, and annexed by France in the late 19th century. During World War II the island had an Allied naval base, and the islet of Mute, on the northwest side of Bora-Bora’s reef, was an Allied air base; the airport is still in use. Tourism is Bora-Bora’s primary economic activity. Chief products include copra, vanilla, and mother-of-pearl. Area 14.7 square miles (38 square km). Pop. (2017) 10,605.

Map of the Pacific Islands, c. 1902

Map of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, c. 1902, from the atlas of the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

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A midsummer twilight dream

 

A midsummer twilight dream

Situated less than 500 miles outside the Arctic Circle, St Petersburg is the world’s most northerly city with more than a million residents. At the height of summer here, the twilight 'blue hour' coveted by photographers lasts well into the night as the sun hovers just below the horizon. A few hours of twilight are the closest you get to night - a phenomenon dubbed the 'White Nights' which usually lasts from mid-June to early July.

This particular view looks past the dark blue waters of the Griboyedov Canal at the dramatically named Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. Framed against a light blue sky, the church's colourful exterior is almost as dazzling as the mosaics on the walls inside. The Griboyedov Canal, cutting south and west through a district dense with museums, theatres and parks, is part of Saint Petersburg's intricate system of man-made waterways that have earned it the nickname 'Venice of the North’.

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