Marquesas
French Pacific archipelago
The Marquesas are a volcanic island group in French Polynesia, lying roughly 850 miles northeast of Tahiti.
The islands are known for their dramatic landscapes—steep cliffs, deep valleys, and jagged peaks rising from the Pacific.
Historically significant as a center of Polynesian culture, the Marquesas were home to distinctive art traditions, including elaborate tattooing and woodcarving.
Herman Melville's *Typee* drew on his time there.
The ship made landfall in the Marquesas after weeks at sea.
Pacific overseas territory
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- islandsLand surrounded by water
- atollsRing-shaped coral islands
tropics · equatorial · isolation · geography · exploration · colonization
Polynesian deity name
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
- TahitianOf a Pacific island
- HawaiianFrom the 50th state
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
tapu · tattoo · petroglyphs · outrigger · canoe · navigators · breadfruit · tapa
French artist abroad
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- tiki statuesCarved Oceanic deity figures
- body artDecoration of human skin
Melville · tattooing · motifs · patterns · inspiration · bohemian · primitivism · exotic
Wind-propelled water travel
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- passageSegment of text
- voyageJourney by sea
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
yacht · cruising · landfall · circumnavigation · trade winds · provisioning · harbor · bay
Fine-grained volcanic stone
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- peaksHighest points attained
cliffs · spires · ridges · erosion · rugged · dramatic · geology · igneous
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- farawayAt great distance
- secludedSet apart, private
- pristinePure and untouched
untouched · wilderness · undisturbed · hidden · forgotten · outlying · solitary · tranquil
French Polynesia
Pacific overseas territory
atolls · tropics · equatorial · isolation · geography · exploration · colonization
Tiki
Polynesian deity name
mana · tapu · tattoo · petroglyphs · outrigger · canoe · navigators · breadfruit · tapa · kava
Gauguin
French artist abroad
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- tiki statuesCarved Oceanic deity figures
Melville · body art · tattooing · motifs · patterns · inspiration · bohemian · primitivism · exotic · paradise
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
seafaring · yacht · cruising · landfall · circumnavigation · trade winds · provisioning · harbor · bay · approach
basalt
Fine-grained volcanic stone
peaks · cliffs · spires · ridges · erosion · rugged · dramatic · geology · igneous · tectonics
isolated
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- farawayAt great distance
- secludedSet apart, private
pristine · untouched · wilderness · undisturbed · hidden · forgotten · outlying · solitary · tranquil · unspoiled
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
- PacificPacific Ocean, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire, Oceania
- French TerritoriesFrench Guiana, Guadeloupe, French Polynesia, Martinique, Saint Martin
- Pacific IslandsHawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti
- PolynesiaHawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji
- TahitiTahiti, Bora Bora, black pearl, overwater bungalow, pareo