Nuku Hiva
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| Area | 339 |
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| Island group | Marquesas Islands |
| Population | 2,660 (2007) |
| Locations | Pacific Ocean |
| Overseas country | French Polynesia |
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| ID | 2379393 |
About Nuku Hiva
Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as Île Marchand and Madison Island. Herman Melville wrote his book Typee based on his experiences in the Taipivai valley in the eastern part of Nuku Hiva.
