Terihi
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Terihi is a small, uninhabited, rocky island in the Marquesas Islands
, approximately 800 m (0,5 mi.) south-southeast from Mohotani.
In 1992, the island became officially protected
by its inclusion in the Motane Nature Reserve
.
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...
, approximately 800 m (0,5 mi.) south-southeast from Mohotani.
In 1992, the island became officially protected
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
by its inclusion in the Motane Nature Reserve
Motane Nature Reserve
The Motane One Reserve is a nature reserve containing the whole of the islands of Moho Tani and Terihi, as well as the surrounding rocks, in the southern Marquesas Islands. It was declared in 1992, as the first step toward protecting the ecosystem, much of which, on Moho Tani, has been destroyed by...
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