Bora Bora Trivia Questions

In French Polynesia, which includes Bora Bora, French is the sole official language under French law. Tahitian is widely spoken and recognized as a regional language but is not official.

Bora Bora is a high island with a central peak, not an atoll. The barrier reef creates a lagoon, but the land itself is volcanic rock.

Shark feeding is actually a popular tourist activity, and blacktip reef sharks are commonly spotted swimming right next to overwater bungalows.

The U.S. stationed thousands of troops there after Pearl Harbor, building an airstrip, fuel depot, and naval base to support Pacific operations.

Three American hoteliers built the first overwater bungalows here in 1967, sparking a global resort trend that started right in Bora Bora.

Bora Bora has only about 10,000 residents. Tahiti, the largest island, has over 190,000 people.

As a remote volcanic island, Bora Bora's only native mammals are bats (flying foxes) that flew there. Rats and other mammals were introduced later by humans.

Bora Bora is a small South Pacific island northwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia. It is a volcanic island encircled by a lagoon and a barrier coral reef.