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together land and created these islands, which are all named after parts of the house, Nuku Hiva being the roof. Everything he had left over he threw to one side and created a dump which is called 'Ua Huka. From these supposed origins the population rose to an untenable size; first European estimates vary from 50,000 to 100,000.
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Another version, told in the book "The Washington Islands" and given by the head archeologist of French Polynesia, is that Porter and his fleet of three ships (including two captured British ships) came to Taioha'e and made a prison there. Porter sent some of his cannons overland, and took three days
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Porter called it a great victory even though the villagers simply left; the chief thought Porter was insane. Porter went back to Taioha'e where he had a prison set up for the British sailors. Porter's men became lax because they were more interested in the village women, enabling the British sailors
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warriors. The victory forced the Happah to terms and they allied themselves with both the Americans and the Te I'i. Porter himself led a second expedition in which he made an amphibious assault against the Tai Pī held coastline. Five thousand Te I'is and Happahs accompanied the fleet in at least 200
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was practiced in pre-historic times is debated. Some anthropologists believe that ritualistic cannibalism once existed here, although others claim it is more of a myth. The tales of cannibalism received widespread publicity in 2011 when the burnt remains of a German visitor found on Nuku Hiva led to
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Western Nuku Hiva is characterized by a steep but fairly regular coastline, indented occasionally by small bays, leading to deep valleys, which in turn lead into the interior. There are no villages on the western side. The coastline of the eastern part of the island has few places to land by sea and
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and proudly told Congress that he claimed the Washington Islands as American. Congress was aghast that American sailors would cohabitate with the islanders, leading Congress to decline Porter's claim. Congress didn't want the shame that American sailors would act like that. Some years later, Porter
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The column arrived at their destination on 30 November 1813. The first shots fired occurred after the Tai Pī's attempted to ambush the column; the attack was beaten off. Porter issued a message warning that if the Tai Pī did not cease their resistance at once, he would destroy the villages. After a
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The landing was unopposed. Porter's force of thirty men and a cannon led the march inland where they found another, more formidable, enemy fort. The thousands of natives, armed with rocks and spears but positioned in a formidable mountain fortress, were able to fend off their attackers. The victory
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within the French Republic, and there was speculation that the disappearances were due to foul play. Many locals still believe this crash was not properly investigated. Since the death of Kimitete, Marquesan political leaders have repeatedly declared themselves in favor of separating from French
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The Americans used an Englishman named Wilson, who lived on the island, as an interpreter; on 9 May he convinced the Te I'i that Porter would not return from his raid, which the natives were not happy about. Wilson eventually persuaded the Te I'is to cancel the alliance and attack. Six American
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Latest studies indicate that the first people to arrive here came from west Polynesia around 2000 years ago, only later colonizing Tahiti, Hawai'i, The Cook Islands and New Zealand. The legend has it that 'Ono, the god of creation, promised his wife to build a house in one day, so he gathered
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Quotations of countless stocks on the international market were automatically inscribed on dials utilized by the Exchanges of Paris, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Turin, Berlin, Vienna, Saint Petersburg, Constantinople, New York, Valparaíso, Calcutta, Sydney, Peking, and Nuku
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to break out and make the Americans prisoners. Soon, the British in turn became lax, and the Americans broke out of the prison and made the British prisoners. The chief had had enough of this behavior and told Porter to get out. Porter complied with this demand and left.
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Food became of prime importance. Breadfruit was the staple, but taro, plantain and manioc also played a big part. As for meat, fish was the main source, but even so was limited because of the quantity needed to feed so many mouths. Pigs, chickens and
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in 1791. There is little evidence that these visits led to the introduction of diseases, perhaps because slow passages inhibited the diseases aboard the ships. It seems that it was the commercial shipping, taking on sandalwood, and the
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In the South Seas, Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in the Marquesas, Paumotur and Gilbert Islands in the Course of Two Cruises, on the Yacht Casco (1888) and the Schooner Equator (1898)
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speculation that the victim may have been partially eaten. However, when the murderer was eventually arrested, tried, and convicted, the prosecution presented no evidence that cannibalism was involved.
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Additionally, Jules Verne's "The Floating Island" makes a stop at Nuka-Hiva where he provides an extensive profile of its occupants, flora, fauna, geography, etc., as known in the late 19th century.
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The population in 2007 was 2,660. This is substantially less than that encountered at the end of the 16th century when the Spaniards first sighted the island. Contacts with Europeans may have brought
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in 2018. The submarine cable has a total design capacity of more than 10 Tbit/s. This has led to high speed internet access for its inhabitants. The island has both fixed-line and 4G connectivity.
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In the end, the Americans and their Te I'i and Happah allies had won at severe cost to the enemy, who sued for peace soon after. The next few months were peaceful until May 1814. The
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Pine forest plantations covering large areas all around the crater of To'ovi'i give an overall impression of the lower Alps and parts of Germany, Wales and Switzerland. In one place,
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in 2015 with a nomadic couple who reside on a boat, which was moored off Nuku Hiva at the time of his week-long visit. They sailed from the southwest to the northeast.
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sailors were on the beach at Madisonville at the time, four of the men were killed and one other man escaped wounded with a second survivor. Gamble was alone on
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was short-lived however and Captain Porter followed up his landing with an expedition overland, bypassing the fort, to threaten the Tai Pī's village center in
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Polynesia and remaining within the French Republic in case French Polynesian political leaders in Tahiti would proclaim the independence of French Polynesia.
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little while of waiting, the hostiles seemed to ignore the demands so the expedition advanced. An engagement ensued as the villages were burned.
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regime, and prisoners are free to use the grounds with a minimum of supervision. Prisoners who do not follow the model are returned to prison in
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The administrative centre of the commune of Nuku-Hiva and also of the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands is the settlement of
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The slopes of the north western side of the island are much drier than the rest of the island, and are often described as a
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takes the brunt of the ocean swells. The northern side, in contrast, is indented by deep bays, the largest of which are
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Horsburgh, K. Ann; Gosling, Anna L.; Cochrane, Ethan E.; Kirch, Patrick V.; Swift, Jillian A.; McCoy, Mark D. (2022).
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and two other politicians, disappeared in May 2002. Kimitete promoted separation of the Marquesas Islands from
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missionaries. The site (specifically Taiohae) is home to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Marquesas Islands (
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This article is about the island of Nuku Hiva. For the administrative commune which includes the island, see
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and a villa on the island, which the natives destroyed after his ship had left. Before his departure,
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in the northwest corner of the island, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) by road, northwest of
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stopped at Fatu Iva and called the islands Los Marquesas after the wife of the Viceroy of Peru.
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There is a prison on the island, which is notable for being the smallest in France. It uses an
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took possession of the whole group and established a settlement, which was abandoned in 1859.
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The population is primarily Polynesian with a small proportion of Europeans, mostly from
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Jules Verne, Richard Howard. "Paris in the Twentieth Century". Ed. G.K. Hall, 1997
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A ship from Peru captured people from 'Ua Pou and took them back as slaves (see
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During the wars between the Te I'i and the Tai Pī, on 25 October 25, 1813, the
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Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes L'Astrolabe et La Zélée
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describes Nuku Hiva as one of the main stock exchanges of the world of 1960:
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Meanwhile, unknown to Porter on 28 August 1814, a Royal Navy flotilla with
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was in its third year and most of the American fleet was captured British
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to get to Taipivai. He also then had his ships go into Taipivai harbor.
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War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific
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covering somewhat more than the western two thirds of the island, and
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brought by the first settlers from peninsular Southeast Asia and the
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that brought the epidemics that killed nine out of ten Polynesians.
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In December 1813, Porter left Nuku Hiva to continue raiding British
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The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
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Polémique à Tahiti: les Marquises veulent se rapprocher de Paris
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Nuku Hiva was, in historical times, the site of two provinces,
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A lithograph from 1846 titled "Cases de naturels à Nouka-Hiva".
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The majority of the island's population, as is the case in the
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Répartition de la population de la Polynésie française par île
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as a result of European colonisation and the activity of both
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The first expedition into the jungle was led by Lieutenant
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Marquesas Islands in Nuku Hiva
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anchored off Nuku Hiva. They found that Porter had built
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were also reared, and hunted when they took to the wild.
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In 2001, Nuku Hiva was used as the filming location for
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When Porter got back to the US, he went in front of the
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The central part of the island is a high plateau called
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Millerstrom, Sidsel; Rogers, Richard W. (May 2005).
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named Te Henua a Taha or "Terre Déserte" in French.
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In Vaihi ridge just south of Taipivai, there exists
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Presidency of French Polynesia article on Nuku Hiva
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Index

Nuku-Hiva

Marquesas Islands
Nuku Hiva is located in Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
8°52′S 140°08′W / 8.867°S 140.133°W / -8.867; -140.133
Marquesas Islands
Tekao
France
Overseas country
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
French Polynesia
overseas country of France
Pacific Ocean
Herman Melville
Typee
Taipivai
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hatihe'u
Anahō
Hatihe'u
'A'akapa
Taioha'e
Taipivai
Ho'oumi
Hakaui
Baie du Contrôleur
petroglyphs
horses

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