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As part of our 2004 late holiday (to New Zealand via Easter Island), we were forced to spend a day on the island of Tahiti. During that day we took the opportunity to visit Venus Point where Captain Cook observed the Transit of Venus in 1769.
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The plaque has been stolen, but photos are still "findable" on the Internet. This one is by Joseph A Carr.
The (former) plaque on the Transit of Venus
Monument
Copyright ©1978 Joseph A. Carr ( www.JoeTourist.ca) - used with permission.
On the flight out of Tahiti we could see the airport, Papeete and Venus Point
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