marquesas islands
1Marquesas Islands — Marquesas redirects here. For the uninhabited island group in the U.S. State of Florida, see Marquesas Keys. Marquesan redirects here. For the language, see Marquesan language. Coordinates: 9°27′16″S 139°23′20″W / …
2Marquesas Islands — • Located in Polynesia, includes all the Marquesas Islands Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Marquesas Islands Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands …
3Marquesas Islands — [mär kā′zəz, mär kā′səz] group of islands in French Polynesia, in the E South Pacific: 405 sq mi (1,049 sq km); pop. 7,500 …
4Marquesas Islands names — The Marquesas Islands were the first of the island groups discovered by European [[List of explorerin the Pacific. Over the centuries, these Polynesian islands have been variously known by a number of names. The islands are known in Marquesan… …
5Marquesas Islands — /mahr kay zeuhz, seuhz, seuhs/ a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 5593; 480 sq. mi. (1245 sq. km). * * * Island group (pop., 1996: 8,064), French Polynesia. Located in the central South Pacific Ocean northeast of Tahiti, the Marquesas… …
6Marquesas Islands — or French Îles Marquises geographical name islands S Pacific N of Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia capital Taiohae (on Nuku Hiva) area 480 square miles (1248 square kilometers), population 7358 …
7MARQUESAS ISLANDS — (5), a group of 13 small volcanic mountainous islands in the S. Pacific, 3600 m. W. of Peru, under French protection since 1842, are peopled by a handsome but savage race, which is rapidly dying out; Chinese immigrants grow cotton; the more… …
8Marquesas Islands — Mar•que′sas Is′lands [[t]mɑrˈkeɪ zəz, səz, səs[/t]] n. pl. geg a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 6000; 480 sq. mi. (1245 sq. km) Mar•que′san, n. adj …
9Marquesas Islands — /maˌkeɪsæs ˈaɪləndz/ (say mah.kaysas uyluhndz) plural noun a group of French islands in the southern Pacific. 1243 km2. French, Îles Marquises …
10Marquesas Islands — noun a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia • Syn: ↑Iles Marquises • Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago • Part Holonyms: ↑French Polynesia, ↑French Oceania …
