Hiva Oa is the largest and most fertile of the southern Marquesas islands and second only to Nuku Hiva in size. Similar to all the larger Marquesas, Hiva Oa features steep cliffs abruptly rising from the ocean to a rugged interior spine of volcanic …

Nuku Hiva (sometimes spelled Nukahiva or Nukuhiva) 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 .

希瓦瓦岛（Hiva Oa）是法属波利尼西亚的岛屿，属于马克萨斯群岛的一部分，位于太平洋海域，长35公里、宽12公里，面积316平方公里，最高点海拔高度1,213米，2007年人口1,986。

Khiva (Uzbek: Xiva, Хива, خیوه; other names) is a district-level city of approximately 93,000 people in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan. [2] . According to archaeological data, the city was established around 2,500 years ago. In 1997, Khiva celebrated its 2500th anniversary. [3] .

2024年11月4日 · Hiva is considered one of the ancient homelands or spiritual places of origin for Polynesians. It is often mentioned alongside other mythical places such as Hawaiki, which is believed to be the place of departure for spirits after death.

Hiva Oa may owe its international fame to Gauguin and Brel but the true essence of the island can be found in the valley Puamauin the extreme north-east of the island. The renowned l’iponaarcheological site (also known as Lipona), lies at the foot of …

2021年6月2日 · Nuku Hiva: The largest of the Marquesas islands, this paradise in the middle of the Pacific, is a beautiful escape from it all. Lush landscape: The island offers a beautiful landscape of...

The third biggest island in French Polynesia after Tahiti and Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa is known as the garden of the Marquesas Islands. Bordered by steep cliffs and beaches of black sand, with 320 km² of lush green mountains and magnificent valleys, Hiva Oa is an island steeped in the past and

2019年4月9日 · Somewhere to the west of today’s Rapa Nui, Hiva was doomed to sink into the sea in an enormous cataclysm as foreseen by the Polynesian priest Haumaka. With his prophecy, it became urgent to evacuate the island.

Known as the Garden of the Marquesas Islands because of its lush vegetation, Hiva Oa is a land of rugged mountains and steep cliffs, with beaches of black sand and some of white sand. It is also a destination of pilgrimage for admirers of the artist Paul Gauguin and the singer Jacques Brel, both of whom are buried in the local cemetery.