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71-497: ʻĀfareaitu is an associated commune on the island of Moʻorea , in French Polynesia . It is part of the commune Moʻorea-Maiʻao . According to the census in 2022, it had a population of 4,055. This French Polynesia -related geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mo%27orea According to recent archaeological evidence, the Society Islands were probably settled from Samoa and Tonga around 200 CE. Nine tribal principalities emerged in

142-958: A primary residence or a holiday shack . Many are also available for hire (rent) as self-driven holiday destinations with accommodation for four to perhaps a dozen persons. Coomera River , the Great Sandy Straits (near the world's largest sand island - Fraser Island ) and, in recent times, the Tweed River (near Barri Island during the popular Tournament Crabbing competitions) are especially popular with Queenslanders and interstate tourists. Lake Eildon in Victoria. The Hawkesbury River near Sydney in New South Wales has over 120 kms of river open to houseboats and alternatives. These include flybridge cruisers and catamarans, which also offer overnight accommodation, yet are more manoeuvrable, easier to drive and have

213-526: A "picture in a frame", referring to the barrier reef encircling the island. Don the Beachcomber lived here briefly in the late 1920s. His houseboat was destroyed by tropical cyclones after he moved it from Waikiki after 1947. On October 7, 1967, construction was completed on the Moʻorea Airport , which opened the following month. The island was formed as a volcano 1.5 to 2.5 million years ago,

284-399: A faulty engine set luxury houseboat Shayamanzi afire and led to the death of two crew members and a German tourist. In Zambia , specifically on Lake Kariba , houseboats have been around and in use since the creation of the lake in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Houseboats have become more popular as a tourist attraction due to the number of houseboats plying at Tanguar Haor . There

355-525: A houseboat to any body of water in the US. Houseboating is also popular on Lake Amistad , Trinity Lake , Lake Mohave and Lake Mead National Recreation Area . In New York , houseboats have also become a major part of the great South Bay on Long Island . Houseboats are also available for rental at Lake Billy Chinook in Central Oregon, where waterskiing is popular. Lake Billy Chinook has many little coves to anchor

426-542: A lesser number elsewhere in the city. Sausalito, California , has one of the most noted collections of float homes owned at various times by famous musicians, film stars, authors, and other notables, from the hippie era until even today. Nearby Belvedere 's houseboats date to the late 1800s, and houseboats in the area were homes to railway men shipping logs to San Francisco via the ferry at Sausalito. Like many areas where float homes have taken hold, battles have brewed between float home owners, local and state government, and

497-457: A research station at the end of ʻŌpūnohu Bay. This Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (Centre for island research and environment observatory) is a research site for several international projects, including the monitoring of coral reefs throughout French Polynesia as well as the monitoring of the fish population on the Tīahurā transect of Moʻorea's reef. The majority of

568-426: A tug or for the carriage of goods", and houseboats that "includes any pleasure boat which is not a launch and which is decked or otherwise structurally covered in and which is or is capable of being used as a place of habitation". The CRT, which manages 2,000 miles of inland waterways, requires any houseboat moored on their waterways to have a houseboat certificate. The CRT defines a houseboat as "'a boat whose main use

639-476: A vast number of coves and fingers that allow houseboats to tie up or anchor away from the main channel and provides the user a peaceful, secluded atmosphere. Due to the large number of houseboat manufacturers located in the Southeast US, the new and used houseboat marketplace there is one of the most competitive and affordable areas for houseboats to be purchased in the nation. Houseboat transporters can also deliver

710-669: Is Moʻorea's oldest worship platform, the Marae Umarea, built around 900 CE, with its enclosure of large coral slabs directly over the lagoon. Several ferries go to the Vaiʻare wharf in Moʻorea daily from Papeʻete , the Tahitian capital. Moʻorea's Temaʻe Airport has connections to the international airport in Papeʻete and onward to other Society Islands such as Tahiti. There is one road that goes around

781-669: Is a big house called La Casa Barco (the Ship House), which was built by a former captain of the Venezuelan Navy in the 20th century. The building resembles a ship with its anchors, lifeboats, and radars, floating on water. It is located in the neighbourhood of La Estrella, and has become a city icon for tourists. Many houseboats use gasoline-powered generators . The carbon monoxide (CO) exhaust from these generators has caused problems for some houseboat inhabitants. The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , in tandem with

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852-507: Is a deep blue bay that often has white sailing yachts and in the background the 830 m high Mount Mouaputa, this being probably the most photographed South Seas image. Next door is Opunohu Bay, where many exterior shots of the 1984 movie The Bounty were filmed. The two bays are connected by a steep, winding scenic road. In the once densely populated Opunohu Valley , the indigenous Polynesians built numerous worship platforms ( marae ). The remains of these religious sites can be found everywhere off

923-445: Is a large, slow-moving houseboat used for leisure trips. This service is inspired by the houseboat used by India's famed author Rabindranath Tagore during his visit to Shilaidaha . It is about 71 feet (22 m) long and about 14 feet (4.3 m) wide at the middle, and has been in service since 2021. There is a houseboat and fishing community on the southern side of Hong Kong Island , known as Aberdeen Floating Village . There

994-617: Is a popular vacation option, since Arizona's Glen Canyon Dam impounds water from the Colorado River to form almost 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of shoreline. Popular spots for houseboats on other lakes include Lake Mead , the largest man-made lake in North America, about 30 minutes from Las Vegas ; and two California lakes, New Bullards Bar Reservoir in the Sierra Nevada foothills about 45 minutes from Nevada City and Lake Shasta in

1065-678: Is a small float home community along the Fraser River near Westham Island , located along River Road in West Ladner, in the Port Guichon neighborhood. It was opened in 1985 as Canada's first legalized floating home community. The US has many houseboat communities. Portland, Oregon , is the largest. Many houseboats are moored along both the Willamette River and the Columbia River, with

1136-511: Is a type of traditional house found in riverine realm of South Sumatra , which is thought to have existed since the time of the Srivijaya kingdom. Raft houses are built on rafts and float along the banks of the Musi River , Ogan River and Komering River . To avoid the raft drifting away, the raft house is tied to a serdang (tether). In Laos , houseboats are used to accommodate tourists on

1207-421: Is a very popular recreational activity for groups of people of all ages, aboard houseboats of all varieties ranging from more modest 30-to-40-foot boats to 70-foot (21 m)-plus luxury houseboat models. Alternatives to traditional houseboats include flybridge cruisers and catamarans also providing overnight accommodation up to a week. Houseboating's appeal is due to the ability it provides to more completely explore

1278-730: Is also home to the Moʻorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research Site (MCR LTER), part of a network established by the National Science Foundation in 1980 to support research on long-term ecological phenomena. The Moʻorea Coral Reef LTER became the 26th site in the network in September 2004. The French École pratique des hautes études (EPHE) and the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (National Centre for Scientific Research; CNRS) maintain

1349-480: Is comparable to that of Tahiti. The narrow coastal strip is dominated by anthropic plants, due to dense settlement and centuries of human use. However, significant remnants of the original plant communities have survived in the uninhabited and partially inaccessible interior of the island. The University of California at Berkeley maintains a permanent research institute on Moʻorea, Gump Station, to study tropical biodiversity and interactions between cultural processes and

1420-416: Is for a purpose other than navigation and which, if needed for the purpose, has planning permission, for the site where it is moored'. A houseboat may be used for navigation from time to time provided it does not become its main use". The CRT definition provides a large grey area about what a houseboat is, because owners of a narrowboat , or other inhabitable vessels (see list of the types of canal craft in

1491-520: Is good fishing, in many countries of the world. There are a few houseboat options in South Africa , including self-drive houseboats on the Knysna Lagoon and fully catered houseboats on Lake Jozini. There have been a number of serious incidents with houseboat fires in the country. On 19 November 2016, four people died on Hartbeespoort Dam after a fire broke on a party houseboat. On 9 October 2021,

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1562-606: Is likely that Teraura , a Polynesian woman who accompanied the Bounty mutineers to Pitcairn Island , was from Moʻorea. The island was among those visited by the United States Exploring Expedition on its tour of the South Pacific in 1839. Charles Darwin found inspiration for his theory regarding the formation of coral atolls when looking down upon Moʻorea while standing on a peak on Tahiti. He described it as

1633-615: Is made of wooden planks, usually of aanjili, held together by ropes of coconut fiber. The roof is made of bamboo poles and palm leaves. The boat exterior is painted with protective coats of cashew nut oil. Unlike their counterparts in Kerala , the houseboats in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir — the northernmost state of India — are usually stationary, generally moored at the edges of Dal Lake and Nageen Lake . Some houseboats there were built in

1704-400: Is pioneering floating houses, with flexible connections for fluids and electricity, intended not primarily for travel, but rather safety against flooding. Amsterdam has what may be the world's only houseboat museum, located on a renovated cargo ship built in 1914 and opened by its current owners to the public in order to answer questions people often have about life on houseboats. Poland

1775-962: Is the world's second largest producer of motor yachts, up to 9 meters in length after the United States. Poland has extensive experience in the production of modern and stylish houseboat yachts and floating houses. Houseboat recreation is practicing in the Masuria District and on the Vistula River and lakes close to the Baltic seaside. According to Zegluj.pl, the largest houseboat rental service in Poland, there are about 100 new units for charter every year. Houseboats are popular for recreation, dining and clubbing in Serbia . They can be seen in large numbers in Belgrade on

1846-614: Is usually done from Tahiti by air transport in flights of about 5 minutes or through numerous ferries that move from the port of Papeʻete to Moʻorea. It is also possible to hire a private boat transport. Moʻorea is visited by many western tourists who travel to French Polynesia. Especially popular as a honeymoon destination, Moʻorea can often be seen in advertisements in American wedding magazines. Arthur Frommer declared in Frommer's travel guide that he considered it "the most beautiful island in

1917-502: The Kochi port . Kerala houseboats were considered a convenient means of transportation . First Modern House Boat In Kerala developed by Thomas Vargheese in Kottayam in the time of Dr. Babu Paul IAS. The popularity of Kettuvallams has returned as major tourist attractions. These houseboats are about 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 m) long and about 15 feet (4.6 m) wide at the middle. The hull

1988-602: The Mekong River. Usually referred to as "slow boats", the houseboats exist in wooden or steel variants. The Port of Hamburg has a sizable water-borne community that includes a Flussschifferkirche , or Boatman's Church. Berlin also has some houseboat neighborhoods, notably on the Landwehrkanal in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg . In Europe , some of the finest and costliest examples of houseboats can be seen along

2059-534: The Northern Neck of Virginia , Chesapeake National Bank had a floating bank branch called the Boat 'n Bank that provided bank services to watermen . Halibut Cove, Alaska has one of the only floating post offices in the US. Mystic Island, New Jersey , had a "botel" (hotel for boaters with water access) when it started in the 1960s but the building has since changed ownership and no longer operates as such. Houseboating

2130-576: The Polynesian rat as food animals, while Europeans introduced goats, cows, sheep and horses. The indigenous land animals are only insects, land crabs, snails and lizards. Many Moʻorean endemic species that have gone extinct or been extirpated . The Polynesian tree snails of the genus Partula were largely wiped out after the rosy wolf snail was introduced in 1977, although captive and small refuge populations on Tahiti still exist. In 2019 both Partula rosea and Partula varia were reintroduced to

2201-537: The canals of Amsterdam , which even have houseboat hotels. Houseboats are very expensive in Amsterdam because of the limited number of moorings. This expense has reduced the likelihood that the approximately 2,400 families that live on the inner waters of Amsterdam will find themselves confronted by new neighboring boats. The bloemenmarkt is a houseboat-borne flower market along the Singel in Amsterdam. The town of Maasbommel

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2272-464: The ( winter ) months from July to September are drier. There is a constant wind that moderates temperatures. However, an occasional cyclone cannot be ruled out. In the 1982–83 season, a series of cyclones in the Society Islands also caused considerable property damage in Moʻorea. The island had a population of 14,226 inhabitants in the 2002 census which increased to 17,718 in 2017, distributed in

2343-567: The 18th century. The first Europeans to arrive on the island were the Englishmen Samuel Wallis and James Cook . Captain James Cook first landed on Tahiti , where he planned the 1769 Transit of Venus observed from Tahiti and Moʻorea. At Moʻorea, where Taʻaroa was chief, Cook first landed in ʻŌpūnohu Bay, Cook's Bay was later named in his honor. Spanish sailor Domingo de Bonechea visited it in 1774 and named it Santo Domingo . It

2414-594: The Marae Tapauruʻuru. The remains of rectangular houses ( fare haupape ) and those with elongated oval floor plans ( fare poteʻe ), reserved for the power elite, indicate a strictly stratified and hierarchical form of society. The later Marama period (1650–1788 CE) is marked by the conquest of the Opunohu Valley by the chiefs ( ariki ) of the Marama tribe, originally settled on the coast, who succeeded in uniting all

2485-719: The Moʻorea Marathon, held annually in February, is promoted by the tourism industry as the most beautiful in the world. Another international sporting event is the Aitoman Triathlon , held in October each year. Until the end of the 20th century, coffee was still grown on Moʻorea. Due to falling coffee prices, this is no longer profitable and the cultivation of agricultural export crops has shifted to pineapple and Tahitian vanilla. Some small family farms continue to produce copra in

2556-520: The United Kingdom ) who live on board may choose to define their boat either as a cruising vessel and pay for a cruising licence, or obtain a houseboat certificate. The decision often depends on which is cheapest and whether the CRT, or the local authority overseeing a marina's planning permission, allows moorings to be residential (meeting the local authority's requirements allowing permanent residence aboard at

2627-448: The World because the majority of American-built houseboats are manufactured in the counties surrounding the lake. Lake Cumberland and other lakes in the southeastern US such as Norris Lake (Tennessee), Dale Hollow Lake (Kentucky/Tennessee), Center Hill Lake (Tennessee), and Lake Lanier (Georgia), to mention a few in that area, offer very favorable houseboating conditions as the geography provides

2698-414: The ability to go further afield than the traditional houseboats and have the feel of true boating. Houseboats can be limited to locations because they cannot pass under bridges safely due to manoeuvrability. In New Zealand houseboating is developing as a holiday activity. Whangaroa Harbour on Northland 's east coast is a land locked harbour that provides houseboating. In Maracaibo , Venezuela, there

2769-522: The associated communes of Afareaitu, Haʻapiti, Paopao, Papetōʻai, and Teavaro. Together with Maiʻao it forms the commune of Moʻorea-Maiʻao, which had 14,550 inhabitants by 2002. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through population censuses conducted in the municipality since 1977. Since 2006, the INSEE publishes annually the legal populations of the municipalities, but the law on local democracy of February 27, 2002, in its articles dedicated to

2840-811: The authority of either the waterways managed by Environment Agency (EA, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ) or the waterways managed by the Canal and River Trust (CRT). Scotland, Northern Ireland and some additional waterways in England and Wales have their own authorities (see the List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom ). Both the EA and the CRT distinguish between powered vessels (including sail) and unpowered houseboats. The EA defines Launches as "any mechanically propelled vessel not being used solely as

2911-533: The banks of the Danube and Sava Rivers, and on river islands. In the United Kingdom , houseboats come under various authorities depending on where they are moored. Those that usually do not move from year to year and are in marinas come under local authorities. Those moored on tidal waters (estuaries and coastal harbours) come under various authorities. Most navigable inland waterways in England and Wales come under

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2982-433: The bay are Pihaʻena in the east and Papetōʻai to the west. The one to the east is Cook's Bay, also called Pao Pao Bay since the largest commune of Moʻorea is at the bottom of the bay. The other communes are Pihaʻena to the west and busy Maharepa to the east. The highest point is Mount Tohivea , near the center of Moʻorea. It dominates the vista from the two bays and can be seen from Tahiti . There are also hiking trails in

3053-443: The beach and mosquitoes, which are everywhere in the interior of the island, can be unpleasant. The marine fauna of the lagoon and coral reef is very rich in species. In addition to more than 500 species of coral fish , divers and snorkelers can observe numerous molluscs, echinoderms, and crustaceans of the tropical sea. Behind the fringing reef are sharks, rays, swordfish, and sea turtles. From July to October, humpback whales pass by

3124-466: The birthplace of houseboating in the US. Most of America's manufactured houseboats are in the counties surrounding Lake Cumberland. Kentucky has more lake-style houseboats than any other place in the world, and the state is known as the "Houseboat Capital of the World," although one of its towns, Monticello ,has also been labeled with that honor more directly. Houseboating on Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona

3195-587: The country, the nation's capital of Washington, DC , has a major houseboat community: the Wharf Marina (expanded to 400 boat slips from the former Gangplank Marina, a name by which it is still referred to by many locals) on the Potomac River. It is a popular destination for summer holidays in Washington. Rental of houseboats has become popular. In addition, houseboats have been used in commerce . For example, in

3266-461: The early 1900s and are still being rented out to tourists. These houseboats are made of wood and usually have intricately carved wood paneling. They are of different sizes, some having up to three bedrooms apart from a living room and kitchen. In Indonesia , a floating house is called as rumah apung . An example of a floating house in Indonesia is called rumah rakit ( Indonesian : raft house), which

3337-579: The ecosystem. From 2008 to 2010, Moʻorea was the site of the Moʻorea Biocode project, the first comprehensive inventory of all macroscopic (>2mm) life in an ecosystem. They collected specimens, photographs, and genetic barcodes for over 5,700 species of plants, animals, and fungi. Terrestrial mammals did not originally exist on the Society Islands ; they were introduced exclusively by humans. Early Polynesian settlers brought dogs, pigs, chickens and

3408-412: The enclosed valleys, which in turn were subdivided into individual clans. The stratified society was characterized by a hierarchical leadership whose elite combined both political and religious power. The leading families of Moʻorea remained linked by marriage and kinship for centuries with those of the neighboring island of Tahiti. These connections led to important alliances, but at other times were also

3479-486: The entire island, but has several navigable passages. The reef is relatively close to the island , so Moʻorea has formed only a narrow lagoon. Moʻorea is located in the Earth's tropical belt. The climate is tropical-warm and very humid, which favors the lush vegetation of the island. The average temperature ranges between 28 and 30 °C, with little difference between months. The rainiest months are from December to February,

3550-546: The first half of the 20th century, there were over 2,500 such homes in the city, not even counting seaworthy liveaboard boats. From the outset, they included floating slums of shabby shacks, but gentrified houseboats go back at least to 1888 when the Yesler Way cable car reached Leschi on Lake Washington and a string of luxury summer getaways (none surviving today) lined the shore from there north to Madison Park . As of 2010 , there were about 480 floating homes on Lake Union and

3621-489: The form of society. The so-called Pre-Atiroʻo phase, prior to 1000 CE, is characterized by extensive clearing and cultivation of the valley slopes, which by the end of the period had led to erosion and the formation of alluvial soils. Society was not yet stratified, but was relatively homogeneous. In the Atiroʻo period (1000–1650 CE), artificial cultivation terraces were built on the slopes and simple stone buildings, such as

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3692-573: The houseboat. Roughly built float houses are sometimes called shanty boats but may be built on a raft or hull. In historic logging operations, workmen sometimes used an ark as a mobile dwelling. In Australia, especially on the Murray River (most notably the town of Mannum ) and the sunny coastline of Queensland there are many motorized, pontoon -based houseboats with two or more bedrooms; some of these houseboats have more than one level or multiple stories (floors). Some are privately owned as either

3763-602: The island. [REDACTED] Moorea travel guide from Wikivoyage [REDACTED] Media related to Moorea at Wikimedia Commons Houseboat A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily for regular dwelling . Most houseboats are not motorized, as they are usually moored or kept stationary, fixed at a berth , and often tethered to land to provide utilities. However, many are capable of operation under their own power. Houseboats are largely found on small inland rivers, lakes, and streams, and in coastal harbours, especially where there

3834-634: The island. Until the 1980s, the Moʻorea reed warbler , an endemic species, was recorded on the island. This songbird was closely related to the Tahiti reed warbler and may have been displaced by the common myna . Another bird species extinct on Moʻorea is the Moʻorea sandpiper , of which only two specimens are known from 1777. The tree Glochidion nadeaudii is endemic to the island, growing in montane rain forests above 400 meters elevation. There are no animals on Moʻorea that are dangerous to humans. Sand fleas on

3905-620: The island. Whale and dolphin watching is offered to tourists. The island is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Moʻorea-Maiʻao , itself in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands . The main village is ʻĀfareaitu . The largest village is Pao Pao at the bottom of Cook's Bay. The second largest is Maharepa. This island is one of the main tourist destinations in French Polynesia , where there are several luxury resorts. Transportation to this island

3976-400: The local establishment — which includes land-based home owners. Float home owners had fought established land-based tax schemes whereby float home owners sought relief from real estate taxes. The state won the battle with the shadow tax allowing the state to make the case that property beneath the float home was improved by the shadow the float home cast upon the bottom. On the other side of

4047-1124: The local population are Christians , a consequence of European colonization and the activity of missionary groups from both the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant groups . The Catholic Church controls four church buildings and a religious center on the island, all under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Papeʻete with headquarters on the island of Tahiti: St. Joseph Church in Paopao (Église Saint Joseph), Holy Family Church in Haʻapiti (Église de la Sainte-Famille), St. Michael Church in Papetōʻai (Église de Saint-Michel) St. Patrick Church in Afareaitu (Église de Saint-Patrice) and St. Francis Xavier Religious Center in Varari ( Centre religieux Saint-François-Xavier ). Near Afareaitu

4118-399: The local scenery; remain in close proximity to other outdoor activities (hiking, boating, beaches, etc.); and retain the potential to move the living quarters on a whim for a change of view or neighbors. Recreational houseboating in the United States started in the late 1940s when people were looking to stay on the water for longer periods of time. Lake Cumberland in Kentucky is considered

4189-472: The mooring), or leisure (inhabitability only for short periods). Toronto 's Bluffer's Park is home to a small float home community with 24 properties within the park's marina. A city bylaw states that no more than 25 floating homes can be built. The homes in Toronto are built on concrete barges chained to the lake bottom and docked at the marina to allow residence year round. These homes have no motor and thus are not vessels. Ladner 's Canoe Pass Village

4260-417: The mountains just outside Redding . Four rivers or "arms" merge to create this: the Sacramento, McCloud, Squaw Creek, and Pit. Shasta Dam , the highest center spillway dam in the world, can be found at the southwest corner of the lake. Lake Shasta Caverns , can be reached only from the lake. Houseboating is also common on Lake Cumberland , which is often referred to as the Houseboat Manufacturing Capital of

4331-414: The mountains. Vaiʻare Bay is another small inlet, smaller than the two main bays, on the east shore. The main village is located just south of the bay. Moʻorea is an atoll whose main island consists mainly of igneous rocks . The island, like neighboring Tahiti, formed as part of the "Society Chain" from a hot spot on the Pacific Plate and is between 1.5 and 2 million years old. The enclosed reef surrounds

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4402-436: The neighborhood of Hayden Island a prominent example. Float houses are mostly used on the Pacific coast. Seattle, Washington , is home to a relatively large collection of houseboats (capable of moving under their own power) or "floating homes" (houses built on floats) in several neighborhoods, particularly in Lake Union and Portage Bay . These began to appear soon after the time of first European settlement. At their peak in

4473-466: The north and northwest coast. Most of the beaches on the northwest coast belong to hotels and are not open to the public. On the northeast coast, in Temaʻe, near the airfield, there is a public beach. Moʻorea is sometimes visited by cruise ships. On the west coast, a traditional Polynesian village, the Tiki Village, has been rebuilt for tourists. There are dance performances, demonstrations of Polynesian handicrafts, and souvenir stores. The race called

4544-477: The other clans in the valley under their rule. In addition to a further increase in population, this phase also saw a lively construction activity of representative religious structures - large marae in the style of a step pyramid. Towards the end of this period, the Opunohu valley became a refuge for the Ariki who resisted European influence. The first European to sight the island was Pedro Fernandes de Queirós , in 1606. The first European settlers arrived during

4615-437: The population census, introduced population censuses every five years in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Mayotte and the Wallis and Futuna islands, which was not the case before. For the municipality , the first comprehensive census under the new system was conducted in 2002; previous censuses took place in 1996, 1988, 1983, 1977 and 1971. The most famous sight of Moʻorea is Cook's Bay, where cruise ships regularly anchor. It

4686-425: The result of the Society hotspot in the mantle under the oceanic plate that formed the whole of the Society Archipelago. It is theorized that the current bays were formerly river basins that filled during the Holocene searise. Moʻorea is about 16 km (10 miles) across. There are two small, nearly symmetrical bays on the north shore. The one to the west is called ʻŌpūnohu Bay . The main surrounding communes of

4757-417: The road, some of them are signposted. Marae Titiroa is surrounded by banyan trees and was reconstructed in the late 1960s. A few hundred meters away is the multi-level Marae Ahu-o-Mahine, also well preserved. The trail continues to the Belvédère lookout overlooking Mount Rotui, Cook Bay and Opunohu Bay. Due to the short distance to Tahiti and similarities in climate and soil structure, the flora of Moʻorea

4828-433: The source of bloody conflicts. Intensive research on the Opunohu Valley, which continues to this day, initiated by Kenneth P. Emory in the 1920s and continued in the 1960s by archaeologist Roger C. Green of the University of Auckland , provides an exemplary picture of the evolution of Moʻorean society. The interaction between increasing population density and human modification of the environment resulted in major changes in

4899-417: The traditional way. Breadfruit, yams, taro, sweet potatoes, bananas, coconuts, and other tropical and subtropical fruits are grown for home consumption and hotel kitchens. Fishing continues to play an important, though declining, role in the island's economy. The University of California, Berkeley maintains the Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station on the west coast of Cook's Bay. The Gump station

4970-447: The world". The main source of income is the tourism from the decade of 1960. An American company constructed in 1961 the Bali Shark Hotel, the first hotel of luxury of Moʻorea, in the north coast, near the town of Maharepa. Since then, the tourism has continuously increased, so that at the present time - according to affirm some guides of trips - Moʻorea has even more tourist hotels than Tahiti. The hotel complex are located mainly on

5041-552: Was also one such community in the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter . In India , houseboats used as accommodation for tourists are common on the backwaters of Kerala and also on Dal Lake near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir (see below). Houseboats in Kerala , south India , are huge, slow-moving barges used for leisure trips. They are a reworked model of Kettuvallams (in the Malayalam language , Kettu means "tied with ropes", and vallam means "boat"), which, in earlier times, were used to carry rice and spices from Kuttanad to

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