- Opunohu Bay
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Opunohu Bay is a bay on the island of Moorea, Tahiti. It is a narrow, straight, 3-km long bay with a water depth of about 80 metres at the mouth.[1] Offshore winds along the axis of the bay generates an outflow at the surface and an inflow below 20 metres depth. It is located not too far away from Papeete.
A number of sailboats regularly enter the bay and the bay is part of numerous tours of Tahiti given by tourist operators. Mount Rotui towers above the bay.
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Location and Geography
Opuhunu bay is west of Cooks Bay and Pao Pao. Papetoai and Piheana are the surrounding communes. It is located about 20 miles west of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia. It is north of Mt. Tohivea which is the island's highest point.
Papetoai is located to the west of the bay. People from the east of the bay would drive through the bay and reach Papetoai. Piheana is located to the east of the bay.Tourism
People mainly come into the bay to get to Papetoai. They mainly come to Papetoai to shop at the shopping center. Pao Pao is not too far away the bay. Some people stop at a small road that goes all the way to Mount Tohivea and the Belvedre Point. From the Belvedre point, people can see the 2 bays at the same time.
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Categories:- French Polynesia geography stubs
- Bays of French Polynesia
- Landforms of Tahiti
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