Tetiaroa is the only atoll in the archipelago of the Leeward Islands. It is located 42 km north of Tahiti. Its lagoon is encircled by 13 motu, which represent about 6 square miles of land mass. Figure 1 shows a satellite image of the atoll.
During the pre-European Tetiaroa was successively summer residence of the chiefs of Arue (village has since become common in Tahiti) and the royal Pomare family until it was abandoned by Queen Pomare IV. In 1904, the royal family offered Tetiaroa Dr. Johnston Walter Williams (1874-1937), only dentist on the island Tahiti and the British consul from 1916 to 1935.
In 1966, Marlon Brando acquires the land part of the atoll for 99 years (the remaining property of the lagoon area of maritime jurisdiction). The film "Mutiny on the Bounty" and the subsequent purchase of the atoll of Tetiaroa by Marlon Brando contributed significantly to the construction and dissemination of "Polynesian Myth" (as defined by Sherman, 2005) myth that has helped to promote tourism of French Polynesia.
During the pre-European Tetiaroa was successively summer residence of the chiefs of Arue (village has since become common in Tahiti) and the royal Pomare family until it was abandoned by Queen Pomare IV. In 1904, the royal family offered Tetiaroa Dr. Johnston Walter Williams (1874-1937), only dentist on the island Tahiti and the British consul from 1916 to 1935.
In 1966, Marlon Brando acquires the land part of the atoll for 99 years (the remaining property of the lagoon area of maritime jurisdiction). The film "Mutiny on the Bounty" and the subsequent purchase of the atoll of Tetiaroa by Marlon Brando contributed significantly to the construction and dissemination of "Polynesian Myth" (as defined by Sherman, 2005) myth that has helped to promote tourism of French Polynesia.
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