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Moorea

Moorea
Islands information
NameMo'orea
LocationPacific Ocean
ArchipelagoSociety Islands
Geography information
Area134 km2 (51.7 mi)
Elevation3960 ft (1207 m)
Highest pointMont Tohive'a
Administration information
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionWindward Islands
CommuneMo'orea-Mai'ao
Largest cityPaopao-Maharepa
(4,244 inhabitants)
Administration information
Population16191 as of Aug. 2007 census
Density121 km2

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Mo'orea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km (roughly 9 mi) northwest of Tahiti. Its position is . Mo'orea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian. An older name for the island is Aimeho, sometimes spelled Aimeo or Eimeo (among other spellings misunderstood by early visitors with no knowledge of the language). Early Western colonists and voyagers also referred to Mo'orea as York Island.


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