Fun fact 5 about Nuku Hiva
island
Herman Melville's book Typee is based on his time spent on Nuku Hiva after deserting a whaling ship.
Nuku Hiva
France
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island
Nuku Hiva
France
Area
330 km²
Location
France
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.
From the “In literature” section
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