Piti Aau
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 The Bora Bora Group. | |
 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 16°31′30″S 151°42′11″W / 16.525°S 151.703°W |
| Archipelago | Society Islands |
| Area | 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Highest point | Reva Reva Hill |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Commune | Bora Bora Commune |
| Island Group | Bora Bora |
| Largest settlement | Taurere (pop. 35 inhabitants) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 50 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Motu Piti Aau is a 2.25 km2 (0.9 sq mi) island in the Bora Bora Islands Group, within the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is located between Pitiuu Tai, and Tape.
Geography
[edit]Motu Piti Aau is a low island, with a small hill near Reva Reva ranch.
Administration
[edit]The island is part of Bora Bora Commune.
Demographics
[edit]Taurere, the main village of the island, is on the south west corner, facing Bora Bora Island.
Its current population includes many private households as the resorts staff usually commute daily to the pier at Eden beach.
Tourism
[edit]The Island boasts many resorts.
- Near the island of Tape, is Le Meridien Resort.[1]
- Thalasso Intercontinental Resort[2]
- Eden Beach Resort[3][4]
- Bora Bora One Resort, near Taurere[5]
- Chez Nono operates a camping facility in Fareone point, at the south of Piti Aau, the cheapest in Bora Bora.[6]
Transportation
[edit]After arriving in Fa'a'ā International Airport, an Air Tahiti inter-island flight (50 minutes) will bring you to Bora Bora Airport.
You will need to board the airline’s catamaran shuttle to Vaitape, where resorts staff take boats.
References
[edit]- ^ "Le Meridien Resort". Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Thalasso Intercontinental Resort". Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Eden Beach Resort". Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Eden Beach Resort Gallery". Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Bora Bora One Resort". Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Bora Bora Camping by Chez nono". Retrieved July 28, 2017.
