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TIKEHAU - FRENCH POLYNESIA
Tikehau is een atol en onderdeel van de Tuamotueilanden die weer onderdeel zijn van Frans-Polynesië.
Tikehau is a coral atoll in the Palliser Islands group, part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.
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Opunohu valley - Moorea - French Polynesia - Pacific ocean - Tahiti,
Opunohu valley and bay, around Cook's Bay, is one of the more tranquil and eye catching spot on the island. Most of the Polynesian scenes in the 1984 movie 'Bounty' were shot on Opunohu Bay.
Moorea is een Frans Polynesisch eiland, behorende tot de Genootschapseilanden in de Stille Oceaan. Het ligt slechts 17 km ten westen van Tahiti. Het is een echte huwelijksreisbestemming, maar als bezoeker moet je er wel rekening mee houden dat het er erg duur is. De naam Moorea betekent "gele hagedis".
Moʻorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti.
Because of its stunning scenery and accessibility to Pape'ete, Moʻorea is visited by many western tourists who travel to French Polynesia. Especially popular as a honeymoon destination, Moʻorea can often be seen in advertisements in American wedding magazines. Arthur Frommer declared in Frommer's travel guide that he considered it the most beautiful island in the world.
Map of Moʻorea and Tahiti
From above, the shape of the island vaguely resembles a heart, with its two nearly symmetrical bays opening to the north side of the island: Cook's Bay and ʻŌpūnohu Bay.
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Raiatea, French Polynesia, Pacific ocean,
Raiatea, is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the 'centre' of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the organised migrations to Hawaii, New Zealand and other parts of East Polynesia started at Ra'iatea. A traditional name for the island is believed to be Havai'i.
Situated on the south east coast is the historical Taputapuatea marae which was established by 1000AD.
Raiatea vormt samen met het eiland Tahaa een atol gelegen in de Stille Oceaan. Het eiland behoort samen met acht andere eilanden tot de Benedenwindse Eilanden van Frans-Polynesië. Het eiland bestaat uit een uitgedoofde vulkaan en een door een rif omgeven lagune. In het jaar 2002 telde het eiland 11.133 inwoners. De belangrijkste plaats is Uturoa.
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The Moorea Visitors Bureau welcomes you to the island of Moorea, the second touristic destination in French Polynesia after the island of Tahiti. The Moorea Visitors Bureau website offers our visitors the best resource for Moorea information. Moorea is actually spelled Mo'orea, and is located in the Islands of Society in French Polynesia. Moorea is one of the world's most exotic islands and has many things to do and see.
Moorea, which has often been likened to James Michener's mythological island of Bali Ha'i, is a small island jewel of the vast ocean that can be perceived in one loving glance.
Rising like a shark's jaw from the sea, Moorea's jagged profile beckons. To her sister island of Tahiti, Moorea presents a fresh young face in the pink glow of dawn. In late afternoon she becomes even more enticing and inviting, crowned with a majestic headdress of fleecy cumulus clouds of snowy white, upon which the infinite colors of the sunset play.
Heed the call. Reach out and touch Moorea. You will soon discover that Moorea has also touched you, filling you with peace, delight and a wonderful sense of happiness.
Walk barefoot on a clean, quiet beach. Bask in the warm caress of the sun. Swim in crystalline lagoons. Watch a sunset that dips the world in bronze. Wrap your body in a colorful pareo. Put a fragrant blossom behind your ear. Learn to dance the tamure. Sleep in a palm-thatched hut. And waken to the wonder of dawn in the tropics.
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Histórico bacalhoeiro Argus regressa a mãos portuguesas depois de 30 anos nas Caraíbas
(Fonte: Jornal o PUBLICO)
Aquele que foi um dos mais emblemáticos navios bacalhoeiros portugueses, o Argus, deverá, em breve, regressar a Portugal, depois de ter estado cerca de 30 anos nas Caraíbas a cumprir cruzeiros turísticos. O veleiro que ficou imortalizado no documentário A Campanha do Argus, da autoria de Alan Villiers, acaba de ser comprado pela empresa Pascoal e Filhos, que já tem em mãos o projecto de recuperação de um outro veleiro histórico nacional, o Santa Maria Manuela. Apesar de a administração da empresa Pascoal e Filhos SA "não confirmar nem desmentir" a aquisição do Argus, o PÚBLICO sabe que o navio, que ultimamente recebia o nome de Polynesia II, foi adquirido pela firma de Ílhavo em Aruba, estimando-se que regresse a Portugal nos próximos meses. Resta, agora, saber que projectos terá o armador de Aveiro para aquele que foi um dos lugres mais imponentes da que ficou conhecida como The Portuguese White Fleet (Frota Branca) e que acabou por vir a ser projectado internacionalmente por força da reportagem realizada por Alan Villiers - que acompanhou, em 1950, uma viagem do Argus aos bancos da Terra Nova.
Este veleiro histórico é também reconhecido por ser "irmão" dos lugres Creoula e Santa Maria Manuela, tendo sido construído na Holanda, em 1939. Muito embora o seu desenho seja em tudo idêntico ao dos seus irmãos, o projecto do Argus já compreendeu algumas alterações e melhoramentos. Andou na pesca do bacalhau até 1970, acabando por ser vendido para o estrangeiro em 1974, tal como aconteceu, em 1971, com o Gazela Primeiro, outro dos veleiros emblemáticos da frota portuguesa - este último encontra-se em Filadélfia, nos Estados Unidos da América.
Com esta aquisição do Argus por uma firma nacional, a memória da epopeia dos portugueses na pesca do bacalhau - em especial, a da faina maior, feita nos pequenos dóris por um só homem - poderá, a médio prazo, ganhar um novo testemunho vivo. Além do Creoula, que está entregue à Marinha portuguesa, e do Argus, brevemente o país passará a contar com o Santa Maria Manuela, que está já a ser recuperado pela Pascoal e Filhos SA, depois de ter sido adquirido à fundação que detinha o casco do navio e que nunca chegou a conseguir arranjar verbas para a sua requalificação.
As últimas estimativas apontam para que o navio fique totalmente reconstruído em Outubro deste ano, sendo que a aposta passa por transformá-lo num navio de treino de mar, promotor da cultura científica, e promotor da história e vocação marítima dos portugueses. A esta altura, a recuperação do Santa Maria Manuela avança já a passos largos num estaleiro da Galiza, depois de ter sido alvo dos primeiros trabalhos em Aveiro, desconhecendo-se ainda os números que estão envolvidos nesta operação.
French Polynesia, Moorea, Pacific ocean, Tahiti,
Opunohu valley and bay, around Cook's Bay, is one of the more tranquil and eye catching spot on the island. Most of the Polynesian scenes in the 1984 movie 'Bounty' were shot on Opunohu Bay.
Moorea is een Frans Polynesisch eiland, behorende tot de Genootschapseilanden in de Stille Oceaan. Het ligt slechts 17 km ten westen van Tahiti. Het is een echte huwelijksreisbestemming, maar als bezoeker moet je er wel rekening mee houden dat het er erg duur is. De naam Moorea betekent "gele hagedis".
Moʻorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti.
Because of its stunning scenery and accessibility to Pape'ete, Moʻorea is visited by many western tourists who travel to French Polynesia. Especially popular as a honeymoon destination, Moʻorea can often be seen in advertisements in American wedding magazines. Arthur Frommer declared in Frommer's travel guide that he considered it the most beautiful island in the world.
Map of Moʻorea and Tahiti
From above, the shape of the island vaguely resembles a heart, with its two nearly symmetrical bays opening to the north side of the island: Cook's Bay and ʻŌpūnohu Bay.
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Opunohu valley - Moorea - French Polynesia - Pacific ocean - Tahiti,
Opunohu valley and bay, around Cook's Bay, is one of the more tranquil and eye catching spot on the island. Most of the Polynesian scenes in the 1984 movie 'Bounty' were shot on Opunohu Bay.
Moorea is een Frans Polynesisch eiland, behorende tot de Genootschapseilanden in de Stille Oceaan. Het ligt slechts 17 km ten westen van Tahiti. Het is een echte huwelijksreisbestemming, maar als bezoeker moet je er wel rekening mee houden dat het er erg duur is. De naam Moorea betekent "gele hagedis".
Moʻorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti.
Because of its stunning scenery and accessibility to Pape'ete, Moʻorea is visited by many western tourists who travel to French Polynesia. Especially popular as a honeymoon destination, Moʻorea can often be seen in advertisements in American wedding magazines. Arthur Frommer declared in Frommer's travel guide that he considered it the most beautiful island in the world.
Map of Moʻorea and Tahiti
From above, the shape of the island vaguely resembles a heart, with its two nearly symmetrical bays opening to the north side of the island: Cook's Bay and ʻŌpūnohu Bay.
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