Fatu Hiva, Remote island in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Located at coordinates 10°29′S 138°38′W, Fatu Hiva rises 1,125 meters above sea level with steep cliffs surrounding its narrow valleys.
Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña discovered the island in 1595, initially naming it Isla Magdalena while searching for the Solomon Islands.
The island maintains traditional practices through tapa cloth production, wood carving, and subsistence farming passed down through generations.
Access to Fatu Hiva requires boat transportation, as the island lacks an airport and contains only unpaved roads between its villages.
The Fatu Hiva monarch, an endemic bird species, inhabits this southernmost island of the Marquesas archipelago.
Location: Fatu Hiva
GPS coordinates: -10.48613,-138.64604
Latest update: June 9, 2025 22:38
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