Bora Bora Island

Bora Bora Island

The Island of Bora Bora in the center of the Bora Bora Group.
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Society Islands
Area	19.91 km^2 (7.69 sq mi)
Highest elevation	727 m (2385 ft)
Highest point	Mount Otemanu
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Leeward Islands
Commune	Bora Bora Commune
Largest settlement	Vaitape (pop. 4,927 inhabitants)
Demographics
Population	9455 (2016)
Pop. density	475/km^2 (1230/sq mi)

Bora Bora Island is a 19.91 km^2 (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.[1] 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.[2]

See also

• List of volcanoes in French Polynesia
• List of reduplicated place names

References

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

External links

• Island of Bora Bora Website
• Bora Bora from space (2598 × 3071, 9.5 MB)