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The Manihi atoll is part of the Tuamotus and is located 312 miles northeast of Tahiti (an 1 hour and 40 minute flight) and was the site of the first pearl farm. Its crystal clear lagoon, is 3 1/2 miles wide by 19 miles
long surrounded by secluded white-sand beaches and the atoll has a deep navigable pass through the reef. This atoll was the site of the first pearl farm in the Tuamotus and
and is home to many black pearl farms today. One thousand people live on Manihi, most living in Turipaoa village beside the pass. There is one resort on the island, the Manihi Pearl Beach Resort.
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