Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marquesas_Islands,_French_Polynesia
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 1,049 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Taiohae
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:currency gptkb:CFP_franc
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Álvaro_de_Mendaña
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1595
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:French
Marquesan
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Oave
1,230 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:PF-MRQ
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Nuku_Hiva
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:French_Polynesia
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Hiva_Oa
gptkb:Hatu_Iti
gptkb:Eiao
gptkb:Fatu_Hiva
gptkb:Fatu_Uku
gptkb:Hatutu
gptkb:Motu_One
gptkb:Nuku_Hiva
gptkb:Tahuata
gptkb:Ua_Huka
gptkb:Ua_Pou
Motane
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Festival_of_the_Marquesas_(Matavaa)
gptkbp:notableFauna Marquesan monarch
gptkbp:notableFlora breadfruit
coconut palm
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Paul_Gauguin
gptkb:Jacques_Brel
gptkbp:numberOfIslands 12
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
Marquesan
gptkbp:population ~9,000
gptkbp:postalCode 98742–98748
gptkbp:regionOfFrenchPolynesia one of five administrative divisions
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
traditional Polynesian religions
gptkbp:timezone UTC-9:30
gptkbp:traditionalCraft wood
stone carving
tatau (tattoo)
gptkbp:transportation airports on Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Survivor:_Marquesas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6