incoming flights for essential last minute currency exchanges. Once you arrive in Bora Bora, you will either take the public boat shuttle over to the main island, or some of the resorts provide boat shuttles of their own to take you directly to the resort. There is no public transportation once you're on the main island, so you need to make sure you plan that ahead.
Geologic component of Bora Bora consists of a volcanic island, about 6 miles long by 2.5 miles wide, with an area of about 14.7 square miles.
The coral reefs surrounding the island are just 11.3 square miles (29,266,865 sq. km) in size. Due to the volcanic origin, the island is mountainous and jagged, with bare black rock on the higher points. Centered in the island are the remains of an extinct volcano, split into two distinct black stone peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu. Pahia is the shorter of the pair, at 2,165 feet (660m), while Otemanu tops out at 2,379 feet (725m).
History of Consists of Bora Bora being first settled by Polynesians in 850. The Polynesian written language has no B. So the islands name should be pronounced, "Pora Pora" which means "First Born." It was discovered in 1722 by the Dutch admiral Jacob Roggeveen. Bora Bora was named a colony of France in 1842. During World War II, the island was a major supply base for the U.S Navy. Home only to about 8,800 people, the island relies heavily on the tourism industry to fuel its
economy.
Home to a ton of tropical fish including parrot fish,manta rays, dolphins, clown fish, and napoleon wrasses. Bora Bora has an incredible variety of marine life. It is claimed that there are nearly 500 different species of fish swimming around the Tahitian islands.There are no endemic species on the island so the few mammals that inhabit the island were brought over on ships by early inhabitants. Bora Bora’s introduced species includes a healthy dog population. Most of the dogs do not have owners but roam the streets and coexist peacefully with the people and tourists on the island. There is a large number of exotic bird species, which the government of Polynesia has put protection on to ensure their healthy future.