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rapa
10-23-2007, 04:20 PM
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Rapa or Rapa Iti (Little Rapa) as it is sometimes called in more recent years (to distinguish it from "Rapa Nui" (Big Rapa), one name for Easter Island), is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo[1] Rapa Iti is located at [show location on an interactive map] 27°35′00″S, 144°20′00″W. It is shaped roughly like a Greek final sigma (ς), with a well-protected central bay, surrounded by a ring of high mountains. The whole island appears very much to be the peak of a sinking volcano, with the bay as the caldera. The area of the island is 40 kmē.

Its main town, often spelled on maps as Ahurei but pronounced by residents as Ha'urei (where ' denotes a glottal stop) is located on the south side of that bay. The people are Polynesian. In former times warfare is indicated by the 28 ridgetop forts. Today Rapa is home to the Tahitian Choir, in which a third of the island's population sing traditional songs.

Although sometimes considered part of the Austral Islands, the Bass Islands have a different geological, linguistic and cultural history. A description of the culture of Rapa is found in Rapan Lifeways (1970), by F. Allan Hanson.

Rapa was first discovered by Europeans in 1791 by George Vancouver, who named the island Oparo. Numerous ancient ruins ("pa" or "pare", a type of fort) are found on the island, particularly on peaks and clifftops. Thor Heyerdahl, notably, made excavations here, seeking links between the two Rapas.
x-pert
10-23-2007, 04:22 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: mama hithuwe uba autobiography ekak wath liyuwa kiyala :lol: :lol:
rochel1977
10-23-2007, 04:24 PM
me umbe Island eka neda?? :D :D :D
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:25 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: mama hithuwe uba autobiography ekak wath liyuwa kiyala :lol: :lol:
mage auto eka thami oya :P
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:26 PM
me umbe Island eka neda?? :D :D :D
anna kolla dassaya :yes:
life
10-23-2007, 04:26 PM
Rapa was first discovered by Europeans in 1791 by George Vancouver,
I just can't believe this :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:27 PM
me umbe Island eka neda?? :D :D :D
anna kolla dassaya :yes:
GNS
10-23-2007, 04:27 PM
hehe, weired :P
life
10-23-2007, 04:28 PM
anna kolla dassaya :yes:
ane pala pala ;) :lol:
GNS
10-23-2007, 04:31 PM
mage auto eka thami oya :P

meka Manual ne :P
MCLINER
10-23-2007, 04:31 PM
rapa uncle
u born thr?
gazaly
10-23-2007, 04:31 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: mama hithuwe uba autobiography ekak wath liyuwa kiyala :lol: :lol:

:yes::yes:
chiraa
10-23-2007, 04:32 PM
Rapa ge rapa island eka... ela ela...
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:34 PM
ane pala pala ;) :lol:
koheda? :D
shaaj
10-23-2007, 04:35 PM
HEY RAPA.. UMBA PODI KALET OHEDA HITIYE..:P
life
10-23-2007, 04:36 PM
koheda? :D
wena koheda ube oya island ekata
mathaka athuwa marry karala yaman :yes: ;)
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:39 PM
meka Manual ne :P
nee ban auto ;)
funkoluwa
10-23-2007, 04:39 PM
oka athule deshapalana prashna thiyenawada machang??
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:41 PM
rapa uncle
u born thr?
no here :lol:
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:42 PM
Rapa ge rapa island eka... ela ela...
onnam waren kamarayak dennam
gama denna nam bee :lol:
Alaya
10-23-2007, 04:43 PM
ela ela
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:43 PM
HEY RAPA.. UMBA PODI KALET OHEDA HITIYE..:P

nee ban mehe ;)
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:44 PM
:yes::yes:
rewatuna neda?
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:45 PM
wena koheda ube oya island ekata
mathaka athuwa marry karala yaman :yes: ;)

uba kiyanakan hitiye :angry: :angry: :angry: :P
GNS
10-23-2007, 04:46 PM
BTW, da truth is "Rapa has found his Origin" :P :P
chiraa
10-23-2007, 04:46 PM
onnam waren kamarayak dennam
gama denna nam bee :lol:

kamare epa ban. mama umbe geta ehaiyin podi palak atawa gannan.:D
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:47 PM
oka athule deshapalana prashna thiyenawada machang??

ewa nethi thenak nee ban :yes:
DJ.Parker
10-23-2007, 04:49 PM
ela ela rapa:lol: :lol:
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:49 PM
BTW, da truth is "Rapa has found his Origin" :P :P
"UREKAAAAAAAAAAAAA" :lol:
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:50 PM
kamare epa ban. mama umbe geta ehaiyin podi palak atawa gannan.:D
podi pale loku raganne nee hodada? :lol:
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:51 PM
ela ela rapa:lol: :lol:
machan serj ge aluth album eka hambuna
elakiri track tikaka thiyenawa
andenawa bna :yes:
GNS
10-23-2007, 04:53 PM
"UREKAAAAAAAAAAAAA" :lol:

hey, check your dresses before screaming "Ureka"

if else, U 'll be Archimedes v2 :P
DJ.Parker
10-23-2007, 04:56 PM
machan serj ge aluth album eka hambuna
elakiri track tikaka thiyenawa
andenawa bna :yes:

godak ma andenawada? umm torrents athi ne? balanna oana:D
rapa
10-23-2007, 04:58 PM
hey, check your dresses before screaming "Ureka"

if else, U 'll be Archimedes v2 :P

huta :oo: :baffled: :nerd:
mathak kala eka hodai :) :P :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
thawa podden baduma thami :(
chiraa
10-23-2007, 04:59 PM
podi pale loku raganne nee hodada? :lol:

Ewa ithin kiyanna baa. :lol::lol:
DJ.Parker
10-23-2007, 04:59 PM
huta :oo: :baffled: :nerd:
mathak kala eka hodai :) :P :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
thawa podden baduma thami :(

golumadama handiya wikarayak wei:P
MCLINER
10-23-2007, 05:00 PM
golumadama handiya wikarayak wei:P
apple?
rapa
10-23-2007, 05:00 PM
godak ma andenawada? umm torrents athi ne? balanna oana:D

ow ban elakiri ho gala andenawa :(
meaning nam sira ban :D
geethq
10-23-2007, 05:06 PM
me mokadda meee:P:P:P:P
GNS
10-23-2007, 05:11 PM
golumadama handiya wikarayak wei:P

G O L U M A D A M A ? ? ? :eek:
rapa
10-23-2007, 05:11 PM
golumadama handiya wikarayak wei:P
uba ehema enne nee owa balanna :lol:
GNS
10-23-2007, 05:12 PM
A koheda banz a?
rapa
10-23-2007, 05:12 PM
me mokadda meee:P:P:P:P
mokekwageda penne ? :P
rapa
10-23-2007, 05:13 PM
A koheda banz a?
rapa lanthe :P
GNS
10-23-2007, 05:15 PM
rapa lanthe :P

hehe, Salan Hanthe wage :P
rapa
10-23-2007, 05:18 PM
hehe, Salan Hanthe wage :P
ow tikaka ewagethami
GNS
10-23-2007, 05:23 PM
ow tikaka ewagethami

Ehenam Ela :D
dhanushka7171
10-23-2007, 06:53 PM
mARA porak ne uba....
T.Kanch
10-23-2007, 07:02 PM
Ane rapoooo:lol: :lol: :lol:
x-pert
10-23-2007, 07:07 PM
rapa lanthe :P

Rapa lanthe newei uba inne baba lanthe :P :P :P
GNS
10-23-2007, 09:19 PM
Rapa lanthe newei uba inne baba lanthe :P :P :P

Rapa in Rapa ;)
KishanW
10-23-2007, 09:21 PM
mama hithuwe kauru hari meyagen geema illala eekkata reply thread ekak wath daala da kiyalai:lol:
crazer_z
10-23-2007, 09:23 PM
:rofl:
Rapa airline ekak ehema nathuwa athi :rofl:
icreations
10-23-2007, 09:24 PM
Rapa gana kiyala mama hituwe..
rapa Naakiyek ne..;)



Originally Posted by rapa
Rapa was first discovered by Europeans in 1791 by George Vancouver,
pamithK
10-23-2007, 09:39 PM
:rofl:
Rapa airline ekak ehema nathuwa athi :rofl:

aphoo..thiyenawa..

ekane hamadama udin yanna kaata hari baninne..:P :P
DJAT
10-23-2007, 09:42 PM
ubath maru buwa ban
milindasenarath
10-23-2007, 09:49 PM
hm hm
crazy_m
10-23-2007, 09:50 PM
He heee....shah shokene!!:cool: ;)
trust
10-26-2007, 09:48 AM
Rapage Rapa Island eka marune .... :eek: :shocked: :D :lol:
blackroses
10-26-2007, 10:03 AM
mmmmmmm......... hodaiiii......... thnxxx
life
10-26-2007, 10:24 AM
:rofl:
Rapa airline ekak ehema nathuwa athi :rofl:
ayi naththe
"WRAP AIR":lol:
kasunsankalpana
10-26-2007, 11:20 AM
:yes: :yes: