Eiao
Geography | |
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Location | South Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 8°00′S 140°42′W / 8°S 140.7°W |
Archipelago | Marquesas Islands |
Area | 43.8 km2 (16.9 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 576 m (1890 ft) |
Administration | |
Overseas country | French Polynesia |
Demographics | |
Population | 103 (2002) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Eiao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. The island is uninhabited, but is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands.
Geography
The center of this island is a high plateau, rising on the east side to 576 metres above sea level (1,890 feet), much of which has been devastated by herds of feral sheep brought here by mankind.[1] There is one good anchorage, found on the western side of the island at Vaituha.
History
In pre-European times, the bodies of chiefs from parts of
Eiao was at one time home to a
The first non-Polynesian encounter with the island was in 1791 by the
In the late 19th century, the island was briefly used as a
In May 2022 public consultations began on listing the island as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]
Climate
Climate data for Eiao, French Polynesia | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
74 (23) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
74 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
74 (23) |
74 (23) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
74 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
72 (22) |
71 (22) |
71 (22) |
71 (22) |
72 (22) |
72 (22) |
72 (22) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.0 (51) |
2.5 (64) |
4.8 (120) |
4.3 (110) |
2.0 (51) |
1.4 (36) |
0.6 (15) |
0.5 (13) |
0.3 (7.6) |
0.4 (10) |
0.3 (7.6) |
0.4 (10) |
19.5 (495.2) |
Source: Meteoblue.com "Records and Averages for Eiao".
Web: [1]. |
See also
References
- ^ "Eiao, l'île rouge des Marquises s'expose du 20 au 25 Août à l'Assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Des "archéo-Robinson" en mission de 100 jours à Eiao" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Allen, Melinda S. (1 June 2014). "Marquesan colonisation chronologies and post-colonisation interaction: Implications for Hawaiian origins and the 'Marquesan Homeland' hypothesis". Journal of Pacific Archaeology. 5 (2): 1–17. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Mission archéologique à Eiao : après les fouilles, les analyses" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Marquises à l'Unesco : L'avant-dernière étape avec la population" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.