Marquesas Islands

Atuona, located on Hiva `Oa is the administrative center for the southern Marquesas Islands. It is located on Atuona Bay on the southern coast of the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atuona"

Atuona Bay ( French Baie d'Atuona or Baie Tahauku) is a small inlet on the north shore of Ta‘a ‘Oa (the Bay of Traitors), on the southern coast of Hiva ‘Oa. The bay is traditionally called Vevau in Marquesan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atuona Bay"

Calvary Cemetery ( French: Cimetière Calvaire) is the main cemetery in Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, French Polynesia. It is located on a hillside on the eastern edge of town, overlooking the anchorage on Atuona Bay. ...more on Wikipedia about "Calvary Cemetery, Atuona"

(Eiao) Eïao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. It is located at 8.3°S latitude and 140.68°W longitude. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eiao"

The Eiao Nature Reserve is a nature reserve encompassing the whole of the island of Eiao in the northern Marquesas Islands, as well as several surrounding rocks. The reserve was declared in 1992, as a first step in preserving whatever remains of the devastated ecosystem, which has almost entirely been destroyed through over-grazing by feral goats, sheep and swine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eiao Island Nature Reserve"

The Eiao Polynesian Warbler (Acrocephalus caffer aquilonis) is a subspecies of the Polynesian Warbler found only in the dry upland forest on Eiao in the northern Marquesas Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eiao Polynesian Warbler"

Fatu Hiva, sometimes Fatu Iva (formerly Isla Magdalena in Spanish) is the southernmost of the Marquesas Islands. With Motu Nao as its closest neighbor, it is also the most isolated of the inhabited islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fatu Hiva"

Fatu Huku is a small island in the Marquesas Islands, nearly halfway between Hiva ‘Oa and Nuku Hiva. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fatu Huku"

While this flag has not officially been adopted, it was first raised on December 14, 1980, upon the opening of the airport on Nuku Hiva, and has been regularly used since 1994. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flags of the Marquesas Islands"

(Haava) Ha‘ava is the Marquesan name of the 4 km (2.5 mi.) wide channel that separates Tahuata from Hiva Oa, in the southern Marquesas Islands. The French name for the passage is Canal du Bordelais. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haava"

Hana Vave is the name of the northernmost bay on the west coast of Fatu Hiva. The bay is sometimes called the Bay of Virgins, a translation of the French name Baie des Vierges. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hana Vave"

Hanakee is the name of a small rocky islet lying off the southern coast of Hiva Oa, separating Atuona Bay from Ta‘a Oa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hanakee"

The Hatutaa Polynesian Warbler (Acrocephalus caffer (mendanae) postremus), also called the Hatutu Polynesian Warbler or the Long-billed Polynesian Warbler, is a subspecies of the Polynesian Warbler. The subspecies is endemic to the island of Hatutu, and one of the primary breeding species in the Hatutu Nature Reserve. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hatutaa Polynesian Warbler"

Hatutu (also called Hatuta‘a) is a small island approximately 3 km (2 mi.) northeast of Eiao in the northern Marquesas Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hatutu" Good to know http://www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia

The Hatutu Nature Reserve is a nature reserve encompassing the whole of the island of Hatutu in the northern Marquesas Islands. The reserve was declared in 1992, and is the primary nesting site of several endangered species, several of which are endemic, including the Long-billed or Hatutaa Polynesian Warbler (Acrocephalus caffer (mendanae) postremus) and the Marquesas Ground Dove (Gallicolumba rubescens). The Hatutu Nature Reserve is home to one of the most important nesting grounds for the Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii). ...more on Wikipedia about "Hatutu Nature Reserve"

Hiva `Oa is the second largest island in the Marquesas Islands, and the largest island of the southern group. Its name means "long ridgepole" in South Marquesan. The island is likely so named because of its long central ridge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hiva Oa"

(Marquesan culture) Famous French painter Paul Gauguin and Belgian singer Jacques Brel spent the last years of their lives in the Marquesas, and are buried there. Brel composed a famous song, Les Marquises, about the Marquesas Islands, his last home. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesan culture"

Marquesan is a collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. They are usually classified into two groups, North Marquesan and South Marquesan, roughly along geographic lines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesan language"

The Marquesan Nature Reserves are a network of small nature reserves in the Marquesas Islands. The reserves were declared by the government of French Polynesia in 1992, as a first step toward preserving the native flora and fauna of some of the smaller islands of the group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesan Nature Reserves"

(Marquesas botany) * Breadfruit (mei) from which "mā" is made. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesas botany"

The Marquesas Islands, not to be confused with the Marquesas Keys of Florida, are a group of islands in French Polynesia. In French they are known as the Îles Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises, and in Marquesan they are known variously as Te Henua (K)enana ( North Marquesan) and Te Fenua `Enata ( South Marquesan), which means "The Land of Men". (See also: Names of the Marquesas Islands.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesas Islands"

The Marquesas Islands were the first of the island groups discovered by European explorers in the Pacific. Over the centuries, these Polynesian islands have been variously known by a number of names. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesas Islands names"

(Marquesas zoology) * Ultramarine Lory Vini ultramarina ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesas zoology"

Moho Tani (sometimes also called Motane) is a small island southeast of Hiva ‘Oa in the southern Marquesas Islands. Much of the island's sparse vegetation has been destroyed by feral goats and sheep, to the extent that following its rare rains, the sea around it is stained red from runoff. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moho Tani"

The Motane One Reserve is a nature reserve containing the whole of the islands of Moho Tani and Terihi, as well as the surrounding rocks, in the southern Marquesas Islands. It was declared in 1992, as the first step toward protecting the ecosystem, much of which, on Moho Tani, has been destroyed by over-grazing by feral sheep, pigs and goats. Terihi and the smaller rocks are home to large seabird rookeries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Motane Nature Reserve"

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