Tahuata

E492506

Tahuata is a small, rugged island in the southern Marquesas archipelago of French Polynesia, known for its traditional Polynesian culture and remote, scenic landscapes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tahuata canonical 2
Hanavave 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
island ⓘ
access reachable only by boat from Hiva Oa ⓘ
administrativeSubdivision Marquesas Islands administrative subdivision ⓘ
archipelago Marquesas Islands ⓘ
area 61 km² ⓘ
approximately 24 square miles ⓘ
belongsTo Leeward group of the Marquesas Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marquesas Islands
capital Vaitahu ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
coastlineCharacteristic deep bays ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
colonialPowerHistory France ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
containsSettlement Hanateio ⓘ
Hapatoni ⓘ
Motopu ⓘ
Vaitahu ⓘ
country France ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroups predominantly Polynesian ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Tumu Meae Ufa ⓘ
historicalEvent visited by Spanish explorers in the 16th century ⓘ
knownFor bone carving ⓘ
remote scenic landscapes ⓘ
shell carving ⓘ
traditional Polynesian culture ⓘ
white sand beaches ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Marquesan language ⓘ
largestSettlement Vaitahu ⓘ
location Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Polynesia ⓘ
maximumElevation about 1,050 metres ⓘ
about 3,445 feet ⓘ
neighboringIsland Fatu Hiva ⓘ
Hiva Oa ⓘ
overseasCollectivity French Polynesia ⓘ
politicalStatus part of the overseas collectivity of French Polynesia ⓘ
population approximately 600 inhabitants ⓘ
populationTrend sparsely populated ⓘ
religion predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ
separatedFrom Hiva Oa by Bordelais Channel ⓘ
subregion Southern Marquesas Islands ⓘ
linked to: South Marquesan
terrain mountainous interior ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
timeZone UTC−09:30 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marquesas Islands → hasIsland → Tahuata ⓘ
Fatu Hiva → hasMainVillages → Hanavave ⓘ
linked to: Tahuata
South Marquesan → spokenOn → Tahuata ⓘ