Nuku Hiva
island in French Polynesia
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Summary
Nuku Hiva is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,810 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Joseph Ingraham[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nuku-Hiva[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Instance of: volcanic island[7]
- Capital: Taiohae[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Le Mont-Dore[9]
- Location: French Polynesia[10]
- Part of: Marquesas Islands[11], Northern Marquesas group[12]
- Commons category: Nuku Hiva[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: July 21, 1595[14]
- Highest point: Tekao[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nuku Hiva[16]
- Population: 2660[17]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Length: 25 km[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 1224 m[20]
- Area: 339 km²[21]
- Width: 17 km[22]
Why It Matters
Nuku Hiva has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]