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Maupiti Island Satellite Image
November 23, 2009 | NASA Earth Observatory

NASA’s Earth Observatory has posted an interesting satellite image of Maupiti Island, near Bora Bora in the South Pacific. It consists of a central island surrounded by a lagoon and coral reefs.


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