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The private beach of Legends Resort on Tiahura little islet.
The Motu Tiahura. A Motu is a small coral island. The Motu Tiahura is located inside Moorea Lagoon. J...
Moorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km (roughly 9mi) northwest of Tahiti.
Moorea 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 Moorea as York Island.