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    Motu Iti

    Part of Northern Marquesas group

    Motu Iti (sometimes also called Hatu Iti) is one of the northern Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. Located west-northwest from Nuku Hiva, Motu Iti is the site of extensive seabird rookeries.

    Motu Iti (Marquesas Islands) (or Hatu Iti) island, viewed from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
    Motu Iti (Marquesas Islands) (or Hatu Iti) island, viewed from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

    Sémhur / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Overview

    Motu Iti (sometimes also called Hatu Iti) is one of the northern Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. Located west-northwest from Nuku Hiva, Motu Iti is the site of extensive seabird rookeries. Motu Iti is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    1

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Hatu Iti12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Hatu Iti<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m144 mMotu Iti12 mHatu Iti
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Motu Iti: 0.24 km²Motu ItiHatu Iti: 0.02 km²Hatu ItiHatu Iti: <0.1 haHatu ItiUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Motu Iti0.24 km²
    Hatu Iti0.02 km²
    Hatu Iti<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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