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Motu Iti (other)
Motu Iti (''lit.'' Little Island) may refer to: * Motu Iti (Marquesas Islands), or Hatu Iti, a small island in the northern Marquesas Islands *Motu Iti (Rapa Nui) Motu Iti, or ''Little island'' in the Rapa Nui language, is a small uninhabited islet near Motu Nui, about a mile from Rano Kau on the south western corner of Easter Island, a Chilean island in the Pacific. It has a land area of 1.6 hectares, ..., a small islet near Easter Island * Motu Iti (Society Islands), or Tupai, a small island in the Leeward Society Islands *Motuiti or Kennedy Island, a phantom island reported in the New Hebrides at or {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motu Iti (Marquesas Islands)
Motu Iti (sometimes also called Hatu Iti) is one of the northern Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. Located west-northwest from Nuku Hiva, Motu Iti is the site of extensive seabird rookeries. Motu Iti is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands. History In 1814, four sailors from an American ship were stranded on the rocky island. One survived for three years until being rescued by a passing ship. See also * Desert island * List of islands This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refer ... References {{coord, 8, 40, 48, S, 140, 37, 00, W, source:eswiki, display=title Islands of the Marquesas Islands Uninhabited islands of French Polynesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motu Iti (Rapa Nui)
Motu Iti, or ''Little island'' in the Rapa Nui language, is a small uninhabited islet near Motu Nui, about a mile from Rano Kau on the south western corner of Easter Island, a Chilean island in the Pacific. It has a land area of 1.6 hectares, which makes it the second largest of the five satellite islands of Easter Island, after Motu Nui. Nowadays it is a bird sanctuary and part of the Rapa Nui National Park but until the late nineteenth century CE it was important to the Rapanui people both as their best sourceFlenley and Bahn The enigmas of Easter Island 2003 of obsidian for sharp edged tools and for an annual harvest of eggs and fledglings from the seabirds that nested on it. Motu Iti is the summit of a large volcanic mountain which rises over 2,000 meters from the sea bed. Seabird Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adaptation, adapted to life within the marine ecosystem, marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
