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Bora Bora is located in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, which is an overseas collectivity of France. The Island features an extinct volcano at its center which rises to two peaks called Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu. An interesting fact about Bora Bora is that the movie Couples Retreat was shot in St. Regis Resort located on one of Bora Bora's islands.
In ancient times, the island was known as Vava'u, perhaps supporting the theory that it was colonised
by inhabitants from the Tongan Island of the same name. 'Bora Bora' roughly translates as 'first-born',
indicating that this may have been the most important island after Ra'iatea. According to local myth, the
legendary Hiro, the first king of Ra'iatea, sent his son Ohatatama to rule Bora Bora.
