capital of the Marquesas Islands' administrative subdivision is the town of Taiohae, on the island of Nuku Hiva. The population of the Marquesas Islands was...
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Survivor: Marquesas is the fourth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season filmed from November 12, 2001...
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A Mule for the Marquesa (1964) is a novel by Frank O'Rourke. The film The Professionals (1966) is based on it. After the release of the film, new editions...
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Florida Keys West "Marquesas Keys". keys.FIU.edu. December 11, 2006. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. "Marquesas Keys Wildlife Management...
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language, the language of the Marquesas Islands Marquesas Keys, a group of uninhabited islands near Florida Survivor: Marquesas, the fourth season of the...
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ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2. Botany.si.edu: Flora of the Marquesas Islands website Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of Marquesas Islands. v t e...
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UTC−09:30 (redirect from Marquesas Standard Time)
Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. Principal settlement: Taiohae France French Polynesia Marquesas Islands Northern Marquesas Southern Marquesas UTC-9:30...
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in the Marquesas, and are buried there. Brel composed a famous song, Les Marquises, about the Marquesas Islands, his last home. The Marquesas provided...
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The Marquesas swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is an extinct species of swamphen from the Marquesas Islands Hiva Oa and Tahuata. It was originally described...
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Julia, Marquesa de Varela (née Marin) is a Uruguayan media executive specialising in celebrity interviews. She was nicknamed "The Nutty Marquesa" by The...
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The Marquesas hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is responsible for the creation of the Marquesas Islands – a group of eight...
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The Guests of the Marquesa (Spanish: Los huéspedes de La Marquesa) is a 1951 Mexican musical comedy drama film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring...
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Motu Iti (sometimes also called Hatu Iti) is one of the northern Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. Located west-northwest from Nuku Hiva, Motu Iti...
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and the Leeward Islands the Tuamotu Archipelago the Gambier Islands the Marquesas Islands the Austral Islands. Among its 121 islands and atolls, 75 were...
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"Washington Islands" to refer to the northern Marquesas, and "Mendaña Islands" to refer to the southern Marquesas. Following is a list of the islands, giving...
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Margaret Rockefeller Strong (redirect from Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Larrain, Marquesa de Cuevas)
Margaret Rockefeller Strong (June 11, 1897 - December 5, 1985) was an American heiress and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. She was the maternal...
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This article details the history of the Marquesas. The Marquesas Islands are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity...
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Rob Mariano (section Marquesas)
show Survivor. He placed tenth in the show's fourth season Survivor: Marquesas, finished as the runner-up to his eventual wife Amber Brkich in the show's...
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Polynesia (section Marquesas Islands)
geographic center of the region (i.e. the Cook Islands, Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, etc.) were settled initially between 1000 and 1150 AD, and ending...
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vegetation, located on the western edge of a coral reef; the only atoll in the Marquesas Islands. The reef is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in diameter,...
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Paul Gauguin (section Marquesas Islands)
He had thought he would find new motifs in the Marquesas, writing to Monfreid: I think in the Marquesas, where it is easy to find models (a thing that...
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Rat Islands (Aleutian Islands, Alaska) UTC−09:30 French Polynesia: Marquesas Islands UTC−09:00 French Polynesia: Gambier Islands United States: Alaska...
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Margaret of Bavaria, Marchioness of Mantua (redirect from Margherita of Bavaria, Marquesa of Mantua)
Margaret of Bavaria (1442–1479) was a Marchioness consort of Mantua, married in 1463 to Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. She was regent in the absence...
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Motu Nao (category Islands of the Marquesas Islands)
Nao is the Marquesan name for a small rock island in the southeastern Marquesas Islands, approximately 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Fatu Hiva. The French...
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Early archaeological studies suggested that Polynesian explorers from the Marquesas Islands or Society Islands may have arrived as early as the 3rd century...
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Atea (section Marquesas Islands)
Polynesian cultures, including the Marquesas and Tuamotu Islands, and New Zealand. In the mythology of the Marquesas Islands, Atea is the giver of light...
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the exception of Motu One, all the islands of the Marquesas are of volcanic origin. The Marquesas are one of the few island groups in Polynesia where...
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The Marquesas cuckoo-dove (Macropygia heana), also referred to as the Marquesan cuckoo-dove, is an extinct species of bird in the pigeon family. It was...
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Hatutu Marquesan warbler (category Birds of the Marquesas Islands)
the Hatutu Nature Reserve. French Polynesia Marquesan Nature Reserves Marquesas Islands "Northern Marquesan Reed-Warbler (postremus)". AviBase. Retrieved...
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