The sixteen islets of the Hawar archipelago used to be a favoured base for pearl-fishing.
哈瓦群岛的十六个小岛过去一直是倍受青睐的珍珠捕捞基地。
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The Tuamotu Archipelago is part of French Polynesia, and most island villages are located near lagoons where fishing and black pearl cultivation support the local population.
Pearlfishing, which had largely supported the community for 200 years to then, had gone into decline. And there was no air-conditioning to alleviate the searing heat of summer.