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    Ua Pou

    9°24′S 140°05′W

    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.

    Beach of Anahoa bay, Ua-Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
    Beach of Anahoa bay, Ua-Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

    Sémhur / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    9°24′S 140°05′W

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    Overview

    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.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Northern Marquesas group

    • Nuku Hiva

      339 km²▲ 1,224 m

      Major islands

    • Ua Huka

      85.7 km²▲ 887 m

      Major islands

    • Eiao

      37 km²▲ 574 m

      Minor islands

    • Hatutu

      6 km²▲ 408 m

      Minor islands

    • Motu Oa

      0.37 km²▲ 103 m

      Minor islands

    • Motu Iti

      0.24 km²▲ 144 m

      Minor islands

    • Motu Mokohe

      0.11 km²▲ 50 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Marquesas Islands

    • Nuku Hiva

      339 km²▲ 1,224 m

      Major islands

    • Hiva Oa

      308 km²▲ 1,266 m

      Major islands

    • Ua Huka

      85.7 km²▲ 887 m

      Major islands

    • Tahuata

      69.3 km²▲ 966 m

      Major islands

    • Fatu-Hiva

      84.3 km²▲ 1,115 m

      Minor islands

    • Eiao

      37 km²▲ 574 m

      Minor islands

    • Mohotani

      12.7 km²▲ 503 m

      Minor islands

    • Hatutu

      6 km²▲ 408 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Polynesia

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Society Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tahiti

      1,044 km²▲ 2,241 m

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs