Ua Pu (also known as Ua Pou) is the third largest of the Marquesas Islands, located about 50 km (30 mi.) south of Nuku Hiva, in the northern Marquesas. Until recently, it was the most populous of the islands, owing to the fact that when the other islands were being ravaged by diseases introduced by European explorers and traders, the Catholic priests on Ua Pu finally took to quarantining the remnant of the native population inside their churches whenever visiting ships approached the island, thereby reducing their exposure to external diseases. 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. ... Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. ... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Quarantine, a medical term (from Italian: quaranta giorni, forty days) is the act of keeping people or animals separated for a period of time before, for instance, allowing them to enter another country. ...

The centre of the island is characterized by four high basalt pillars that reach high above the surrounding mountains. The highest of these pillars reaches to 1,232 m (4,042 ft.) above sea level and is the highest elevation in the Marquesas. Basalt Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock, sometimes porphyritic, and is often both fine-grained and dense. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

The island covers an area of 105 km (41 sq. mi.), and is located just northwest of the small island of Motu ‘Oa. The population in 2002 was 2,013. The largest village is on Haka Hau bay, on the northeast coast. Motu ‘Oa (Long Rock) is a small island, 1 km (.6 mi. ...