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| Country | France French Polynesia |
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| Archipelago | Marquesas Islands | |||
| Region | South Pacific Ocean | |||
| Area | 2.47 sq.mi. 6.4 km² |
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| Highest elevation | 1404 ft 428 m |
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| Population - Density |
0 ppl. (2002) 0 ppl./km² |
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Hatutu (also called Hatuta‘a) is a small island approximately 3 km (2 mi.) northeast of Eiao in the northern Marquesas Islands.
Hatutu is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands.
The island is located at .
It consists of a high central ridge, which runs the full 6.5 km (4 mi.) length of the island. The ridge rises to heights up to 428 m (1,404 ft.) above sea level.
In 1992, Hatutu was declared a nature reserve: the Hatutu Nature Reserve. The island is an important nesting ground for the blue footed booby, and home to the endemic Hatutaa Polynesian Warbler.
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