Fatu Hiva, Fatu Iva
Country	France French Polynesia
Archipelago	Marquesas Islands
Region	South Pacific Ocean
Area	32.43 sq.mi. 84 km²
Coastline	- km
Highest elevation	Touaouoho 3,691 ft. 1,125 m
Population  - Density	584 ppl. (2002) 18.01 ppl./sq.mi. 6.95 ppl./km²

Rainforest on Fatu-Hiva

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. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... 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. ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Download high resolution version (1020x812, 660 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1020x812, 660 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 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. ... Motu Nao is the Marquesan name for a small rock island in the southeastern Marquesas Islands, approximately 22 km (14 miles) northeast of Fatu Hiva. ...

Fatu Hiva is also the title of a book by explorer and archaeologist Thor Heyerdahl, in which he describes his stay on the island in the 1930s. Fatu Hiva Penguin edition, 1976 The original b/w photo is printed in the book with the caption Feeling like a king, I could actually put an ancient Marquesan royal crown on my head for the occasion. ... Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914, in Larvik, Norway – April 18, 2002, in Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography. ...

Geography

The eastern coastline of Fatu Hiva is characterized by a number of narrow valleys, carved by streams that lead to the interior. Between these valleys are headlands which terminate in cliffs that plunge directly into the sea, making travel between them possible only by travelling over the high mountain ridges between them, or by boat. The largest of these valleys is at Uia. The Union of International Associations is a non-profit organization which gives out information on international organizations. ...

The western coastline has two significant bays, Hana Vave (also known as Bay of Virgins or Baie des Vierges) in the north, one of the most picturesque sites in the South Pacific, and the well protected harbor of Omo‘a near the south. There are several smaller valleys between these two. View of Hana Vave from outside the entrance to the bay. ... View of Hana Vave from outside the entrance to the bay. ... View of Hana Vave from outside the entrance to the bay. ... →this is tuff i mean kyle carters tuff Tuamotu, French Polynesia The Pacific Ocean contains an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands; the exact number has not been precisely determined. ... Omo‘a (or Omoa) is the name of a small town and valley at the head of a bay by the same name, on Fatu Hiva. ...

The center of the island is a plateau which is covered largely by tall grasses and pandanus trees. To the south of the plateau, running to the south, is a mountain ridge, called Tauauoho, its highest peak, at 945 m (3,150 ft.) is the highest point on Fatu Hiva. Proceeding to the north and northwest from the plateau is a mountain ridge called Fa‘e One, the highest peak of which is 820 m (2,690 ft.). Image:NONE Monte Roraima In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat rural area. ... Species See text Pandanus is a large genus of between 600-700 species of tree- or shrub-like flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae. ...

Demographics

The 2002 population of Fatu Hiva was just shy of 600.

The people live primarily in three villages:

• Hana Vave
• Omo‘a
• Uia

View of Hana Vave from outside the entrance to the bay. ... Omo‘a (or Omoa) is the name of a small town and valley at the head of a bay by the same name, on Fatu Hiva. ... The Union of International Associations is a non-profit organization which gives out information on international organizations. ...

See also

• French Polynesia
• Pacific Islands

Polynesia	Marquesas Islands - French Polynesia
Northern Marquesas: Eiao | Hatutu | Motu Iti | Motu One | Nuku Hiva | Ua Huka | Ua Pu
Southern Marquesas: Fatu Hiva | Fatu Huku | Hiva Oa | Moho Tani | Motu Nao | Tahuata | Terihi
Archipelagoes: Australs | Bass | Gambiers | Marquesas | Societies | Tuamotus

Coordinates: 10°29′S, 138°39′W →this is tuff i mean kyle carters tuff Tuamotu, French Polynesia The Pacific Ocean contains an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands; the exact number has not been precisely determined. ... Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_French_Polynesia. ... 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. ... Map of the far northwestern Marquesas Islands (modified from a screenshot of a map from MSMaps) Hatutu (also called Hatuta‘a) is a small island approximately 3 km (2 mi. ... Motu Iti (sometimes also called Hatu Iti) is one of the northern Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. ... Image of northwestern Marquesas Islands. ... Country France French Polynesia Archipelago Marquesas Islands Region South Pacific Ocean Area 131 sq. ... Ua Huka (Marq. ... Ua Pu (also known as Ua Pou) is the third largest of the Marquesas Islands, located about 50 km (30 mi. ... Fatu Huku is a small island in the Marquesas Islands, nearly halfway between Hiva ‘Oa and Nuku Hiva. ... Hiva `Oa is the second largest island in the Marquesas Islands, and the largest island of the southern group. ... Moho Tani (sometimes also called Motane) is a small island southeast of Hiva ‘Oa in the southern Marquesas Islands. ... Motu Nao is the Marquesan name for a small rock island in the southeastern Marquesas Islands, approximately 22 km (14 miles) northeast of Fatu Hiva. ... Map of Tahuata (modified from a screenshot of a map from MSMaps) Tahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands. ... Terihi is a small, uninhabited, rocky island in the Marquesas Islands, approximately 1 km (.5 mi. ... The Austral Islands are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, sometimes also called the Tubuai Islands, after one of the main islands. ... The Bass Islands (French: Îles du Bass) consist primarily of Rapa and Marotiri. ... The Gambier Islands (French: ÃŽles Gambier or Archipel des Gambier) are a small group of islands in French Polynesia, located at the southeast terminus of the Tuamotu archipelago. ... 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. ... The Society Islands (French: ÃŽles de la Société or offically Archipel de la Société) are a group of islands in the south Pacific, administratively part of French Polynesia. ... A Satellite photo of the Acteon Group, 4 atolls in the southeastern Tuamotus. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

BOOK:

Thor Heyerdahl's FATU-HIVA Back to Nature copyright 1974