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[edit]
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.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ "American seaman brought away from a desert rock after three years residence on it". The Analectic Magazine. 10. Philadelphia: Moses Thomas: 427–428. 1817. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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