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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. RELATED ARTICLE Rapan Language EXTERNAL LINK |