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| | Marquesas Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The Marquesas Islands are the furthest island group in the world from any continent, lying between 400 and 600 miles (600 and 1,000 km) south of the equator and approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) northeast of Tahiti. |
 | | They fall naturally into two geographical divisions: the northern group, consisting of Eïao, Hatutu ( Hatutaa), Motu One, and the islands centered around the large island of Nuku Hiva : |
 | | Motane), Terihi, Fatu Hiva and Motu Nao (Thomasset Rock), clustered around the main island of Hiva `Oa. |
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