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Marquisas Islands UNESCO world heritage sites

Eiao-Hatu Tu island at S7 58 11.62 W140 38 45.77
The island is an important nesting ground for red-footed booby, black noddy, white tern, great frigatebird, and masked booby, and home to the endemic northern Marquesan reed warbler and the Marquesan ground dove. It is also the largest breeding site of Phoenix Petrel in French Polynesia Many native seabirds come to nest on the island throughout the year.

Nuku Hiva island on S8 51 55.17 W140 7 47.36
Nuku Hiva is a condensed version of everything you’ll find in the Marquesas Islands. Cliffs plunging into the ocean, deep green valleys, majestic waterfalls, wild horses, archeological sites, craftwork, white sandy beaches.

Hakahau/Ua-Pou island at S9 24 16.49 W140 4 5.37
Its sugarloaf peaks overlook the island’s center and deep valleys among which one canf find the valley of the Hakamoui kings and its numerous archeological sites which are accessible from the village. A 4×4 trip will take visitors to the Hohoi Bay, also named “Bay of flowered stones” because of its flower-shapped stones, unique in the world. Previouslsy uninhabited, the Valley of Hakahau leads to the wonderful, white sand beaches of Anahoa.

Ua Huka island at S8 54 41.64 W139 33 9.33
A preserved destination, it is a land with an authentic history, a unique biodiversity and a landscape that is simply breathtaking. With two volcanoes, deep lush-green valleys and mountain plateaus, it is home to numerous endemic birds, such as the beautiful Pihiti (the Marquesan hummingbird), as well as herds of wild horses. In Ua Huka you can visit the Papuakeikaha Arboretum, which houses the largest collection of citrus fruit trees in the world. You can also explore Ua Huka’s numerous archeological remains and museums where you’ll learn about the island’s eventful past.

Hiva Oa/Tahuata island at S9 49 58.59 W139 0 56.64
Tahuata is a lovely haven of peace, home to some of the cutest churches.

Fatu Uku island at S9 26 13.81 W138 55 39.37
Distinct geomorphic features identified from satellite imagery include passes, channels, single and triple barrier reefs, fringing reefs, ledge, and bulge.

Fatu Iva island on S10 29 5.15 W138 39 20.08
Fatu Huku is a dry island compared with most high islands in Polynesia, receiving only an estimated 800 millimetres (31 in) to 1,000 millimetres (39 in) of precipitation annually. The altitude is insufficient to capture much of the moisture from the predominantly easterly winds. The dryer conditions and steep terrain limit the variety of vegetation. Forty-eight percent of the land, mostly on top of the plateau, is covered with Pisonia forest; 21 percent is grassland, and 31 percent is sparsely vegetated rock. A few coconut trees are found in coastal locations.