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    France

    8°42′S 140°08′W

    Northern Marquesas group

    Part of Marquesas Islands

    The Matau point, with semi-arid climate, on the south-western coast of the island of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
    The Matau point, with semi-arid climate, on the south-western coast of the island of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

    Sémhur / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Chart

    261 landforms

    Major islands

    3
    • Nuku Hiva

      Nuku Hiva

      Area
      339 km²
      High point
      1,224 m

      Nuku Hiva (sometimes spelled Nukahiva or Nukuhiva) is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as Île Marchand and Madison Island.

    • Ua Pou

      Ua Pou

      Area
      105 km²
      High point
      1,230 m

      Ua Pou (French: Ua Pou, North Marquesan: ’uapou) is the third-largest of the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

    • Ua Huka

      Ua Huka

      Area
      85.7 km²
      High point
      887 m

      Ua Huka is one of the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is situated in the northern group of the archipelago, approximately 40 km (25 mi) to the east of Nuku Hiva, at 8°54′S 139°33′W.

    Minor islands

    5

    • Eiao

      Area
      37 km²
      High point
      574 m

    • Hatutu

      Area
      6 km²
      High point
      408 m

    • Motu Oa

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      103 m

    • Motu Iti

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      144 m

    • Motu Mokohe

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      50 m

    Rocks & skerries

    223

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 8 of 261; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,230 mUa Pou1,224 mNuku Hiva887 mUa Huka574 mEiao408 mHatutu144 mMotu Iti103 mMotu Oa50 mMotu Mokohe
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Nuku Hiva: 339 km²Nuku HivaUa Pou: 105 km²Ua PouUa Huka: 85.7 km²Ua HukaEiao: 37 km²EiaoHatutu: 6 km²HatutuMotu Oa: 0.37 km²Motu OaMotu Iti: 0.24 km²Motu ItiMotu Mokohe: 0.11 km²Motu Mokohe
    km², log scale
    Nuku Hiva339 km²
    Ua Pou105 km²
    Ua Huka85.7 km²
    Eiao37 km²
    Hatutu6 km²
    Motu Oa0.37 km²
    Motu Iti0.24 km²
    Motu Mokohe0.11 km²

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs