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There
are some heavenly places which do not need an introduction. Manihi
is a string of islets where palm trees languish and white-sand
beaches abound, bathed in a "South Seas" emerald water, is
the perfect of all such places, a setting for a Stevenson novel.
Its
clear lagoon which is 3 ½ miles wide by 19 miles long has
a deep navigable pass through the reef, and shelters numerous black
pearl farms. The population of 400 live in village of Turipaoa
next to this pass.
Manihi
is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, 520 km (312
miles) northeast of Tahiti and is a 1 hour 40 minute flight
from Papeete. Air Tahiti flies, seven days a week, 10 flights
per week, to Manihi.
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