Tahuata
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Summary
Tahuata is an island[1]. Tahuata ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tahuata[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Instance of: volcanic island[7]
- Part of: Marquesas Islands[8], Southern Marquesas group[9]
- Commons category: Tahuata[10]
- Time of discovery or invention: July 22, 1595[11]
- Topic's main category: Q13349383[12]
- Population: 671[13], 703[14]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15]
- Area: 61 km²[16]
Why It Matters
Tahuata has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Tahuata is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]