Marquesas Islands

The Marquesas Islands are a group of islands in French Polynesia. In French they are known as the Îles Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises, and in Marquesan they are known variously as Te Henua (K)enana (North Marquesan) and Te Fenua `Enata (South Marquesan), which means "The Land of Men". They are located at 9º 00S, 139º 30W. The highest point is 1190 m (3904 ft.), the peak of Mount Temetiu on Hiva Oa.