Nuku-Hiva
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Nuku-Hiva is a commune of French Polynesia
, an overseas territory of France
in the Pacific Ocean
. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands
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The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of Nuku Hiva
proper (339 km² (131 sq mi)), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae, on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
, an overseas territory of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands enana and Te Fenua `Enata , both meaning "The Land of Men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9° 00S, 139° 30W...
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The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of Nuku Hiva
Nuku Hiva
Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as Île Marchand and Madison Island....
proper (339 km² (131 sq mi)), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:
- EiaoEiaoEiao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. The island was discovered in 1791 by the American navigator Joseph Ingraham, who named it Knox Island in honor of the then-current United States Secretary of War, Henry Knox...
, located 97 km (60 mi) northwest of Nuku Hiva - HatutuHatutuHatutu is a small island approximately 3 km northeast of Eiao in the northern Marquesas Islands....
, located 103 km (64 mi) northwest of Nuku Hiva - Motu One, located 105 km (65 mi) north of Nuku Hiva
- Motu Iti, located 48 km (30 mi) west of Nuku Hiva
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae, on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.