Nuku Hiva Island
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.
- Island
- …has about 2,660 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,220 metres (4,020 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code NHV
- …was formerly known as “Nookhiva”
- Description: island in French Polynesia
- Also known as“Adams”“Baux”“Madison Island”“Marchand Island”“Nuka Hiva”“Nuku Hiva”“Nukuheva”“Nuuhiva”“Sir Henry Martin’s”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aʻakapa and Hatihe’u.
Aʻakapa
Village
Aʻakapa is a small village on Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. Aʻakapa is situated 4½ km north of Nuku Hiva Island.
Hatihe’u
Hatihe'u is a village in Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. Hatihe’u is situated 6 km northeast of Nuku Hiva Island.
Fort Madison
Fort Madison, on Nuku Hiva at Taioha'e Bay, was the… Fort Madison is situated 7 km southeast of Nuku Hiva Island.
Nuku Hiva Island
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Latitude
-8.86215° or 8° 51′ 44″ south
Longitude
-140.13221° or 140° 7′ 56″ west
Open location code
633X4VQ9+44
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Mari—“Nuku Hiva Island” goes by many names.
Nuku HivaBasque
Востраў Нуку-ХіваBelarusian
Нуку-ХіваBelarusian
Nuku HivaCatalan
Nuku Hiva IslandCebuano
努库希瓦岛Chinese
努庫希瓦島Chinese
努庫黑瓦Chinese
Nuku HivaCzech
Nuku HivaDutch
نوكو هيڤاEgyptian Arabic
Nuku HivaEsperanto
Nuku HivaEstonian
Nuku HivaFinnish
Nuku HivaGalician
נוקו היבהHebrew
Nuku HivaHungarian
Nuku HivaItalian
ヌク・イヴァ島Japanese
ヌク・ヒバ島Japanese
NukuhivaLatvian
Nuku HivaLithuanian
Nuku HivaNorthern Frisian
Nuku HivaNorwegian
Nuku HivaNorwegian Bokmål
Nuku HivaNorwegian Nynorsk
Nuku HivaOccitan (post 1500)
نوکو هیواPersian
Nuku HivaPitcairn-Norfolk
Nuku HivaPolish
Nuku HiwaPolish
Нуку-ХиваRussian
Нуку-Хива (остров)Russian
Nuku HivaSlovenian
Nuku HivaSwedish
Nuku HivaTahitian
นูกูฮีวาThai
Нуку-ХіваUkrainian
نوکو ہیواUrdu
Nuku HivaVietnamese
Нуку-ХиваWestern Mari
Localities in the Area
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