Motu Oa ("Long Rock") is a small island, southeast of

Ua Pou Ua Pou (, North Marquesan: ''’uapou'') is the third-largest of the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. History Pre-European history Ua Pou is the only major island that was unified ...

, in the northern

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands ( ; or ' or ' ; Marquesan language, Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan language, North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan language, South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcano, volcanic islands in ...

French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ...

. It is 1100 meters long and up to 460 meters wide at its northern end. Its area is approximately 30 hectares, making it the largest of the satellite islands of Ua Pu. The island is a haven for seabirds and is home to boobies, noddies, terns, and petrels.

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Islands of the Marquesas Islands Uninhabited islands of French Polynesia {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub