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... volcanic island, 154 sq mi (399 sq km), South Pacific, second largest and the most important of the Marquesas Islands , French Polynesia . Hiva Oa is the seat of Atuona, former capital of the Marquesas.

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Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) ...final years. Gauguin made his home on Hiva Oa, which he called the "earthly paradise...Gauguin lies buried nearby at Atuona on Hiva Oa where he died in 1903. On Oct. 19...at Nuka Hiva as well as Ua Huka, Hiva Oa and Fatu Hiva. It also visits Fakarava...
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