Hiva Oa
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Hiva Oa is a remote volcanic island in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, known for its dramatic landscapes, archaeological sites with large tiki statues, and as the final home of artist Paul Gauguin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiva Oa canonical | 26 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
island ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Atuona ⓘ |
| airportAlsoKnownAs | Atuona Airport ⓘ |
| area | approximately 320 square kilometres ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago | Marquesas Islands ⓘ |
| capitalOfCommune | Atuona ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf |
Jacques Brel
ⓘ
Paul Gauguin ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distanceToTahiti | approximately 1,400 kilometres northeast of Tahiti ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,213 metres at Mount Temetiu ⓘ |
| governedAs | commune within the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Hiva Oa Airport ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Puamau meʻae complex
ⓘ
Taaoa meʻae complex ⓘ |
| hasCemetery |
Calvary Cemetery, Atuona, Hiva Oa
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvary Cemetery in Atuona
|
| hasCoastlineOn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Marquesan tiki sculptures
ⓘ
traditional Marquesan petroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint |
Feani
ⓘ
Mount Temetiu ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Jacques Brel memorial in Atuona ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Paul Gauguin Cultural Center ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Atuona
ⓘ
Puamau ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological sites
ⓘ
being the burial place of Jacques Brel ⓘ being the final home of Paul Gauguin ⓘ dramatic landscapes ⓘ large tiki statues ⓘ rugged volcanic relief ⓘ steep valleys ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Marquesan language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Polynesia
ⓘ
Marquesas Islands ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivities |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Polynesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia
Subdivision of the Marquesas Islands ⓘ |
| servedBy | Hiva Oa Airport ⓘ |
| sovereignState | France ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−09:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Atuona
subject surface form:
Atuona
subject surface form:
Atuona