Opaahi Reef, just south of the Niuean capital Alofi, is the place where Captain Cook landed in June 1774. He met a hostile reception and was almost hit by a spear. For a long time Niue was indicated on maps as “Savage Island”.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Fri May 17, 1985
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