Map of the far northwestern Marquesas Islands (modified from a screenshot of a map from MSMaps)

Eïao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. It is located at 8.3°S latitude and 140.68°W longitude. Image File history File links This is a map of the far northwestern Marquesas islands, altered significantly from a screenshot from Microsofts mappoint maps This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software. ... Image File history File links This is a map of the far northwestern Marquesas islands, altered significantly from a screenshot from Microsofts mappoint maps This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software. ... National motto: Mau‘u‘u ha‘e iti Official languages French, Tahitian Political status Dependent territory, administrative division of French Polynesia Capital Tai o Hae Largest City Tai o Hae Area 1,274 km² ( 492 sq. ... Latitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing lines of longitude, which appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ...

The center of the island is a high plateau, rising on the east side to 576 m (1,890 ft.), much of which has been devastated by herds of feral goats. There is one good anchorage, on the west side of the island, at Vaitahu. Wyoming Mustang (feral) courtesy of U.S. BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program A feral animal or plant is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. ... This article is about goats, the animals. ... Vaitahu is a small valley in northwestern Eïao (French Polynesia which empties into a small bay of the same name. ...

In the late 19th century, the island was briefly used as a prison island, although that enterprise was eventually abandoned because of the frequent droughts, and the difficulty of reliably landing supplies on the island. In the 1970s, the island was the site of extensive French military activity, while it was being explored as a possible site for nuclear testing. The island and its surrounding rocks were declared the Eiao Island Nature Reserve in 1992, as a first step toward protecting the ecosystem, as well as a number of endangered species, some of which are endemic. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A drought or an extreme dry periodic climate is an extended period where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A nuclear test explosion is an experiment involving the detonation of a nuclear weapon. ... Mōkōlea Rock in Kailua Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, 2. ... Map of the far northwestern Marquesas Islands (modified from a screenshot of a map from MSMaps) 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. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... In ecology, the word ecosystem is an abbreviation of the term, ecological system. ... The American bison there are as few as 750 in 1890 due to extreme overhunting. ... In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or one of various ways of being not native (e. ...

In pre-European times, the bodies of chiefs from parts of Te I'i were transported to Eïao for burial. World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Te I‘i is a traditional province of Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. ...

It was at one time home to a Marquesan tribe called the Tuametaki. Pre-European Marquesan Culture The Marquesas Islands were colonized by sea-faring Polynesian as early as 300 A.D., most likely from the area of Samoa. ...

Stone tools, especially adzes, made from Eïao basalt have been found in archaeological sites on other islands, providing evidence for prehistoric interisland voyaging within the chain. Ancient stone tools A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made of stone. ... Adze The tool known as the adze [pronounced adds] serves for smoothing rough-cut wood in hand woodworking. ... Basalt Basalt is a common gray to black volcanic rock. ...

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